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Originally Posted by WendyCal
Sometimes, the value of one life IS greater than the value of another ~ older grandpa, lived his life, retired ~VS~ 10 year old kid with her productivity and life stretching out in front of her.
And i got laughed out of an Ayn Rand chat room because i feel like her philosophy is saying:
Be the best you can and strive for perfection, not only for your own interests, but also for others, because if they fall, you fall.
How do you know if you're doing well? In a capitalist society, you would be making money and the more you make, the better you've done. And it would work, but people are so flippin' GREEDY. It can't be 'Making More, At All Costs' ~ when you do THAT, you destroy your very customer base. Look at the sitch we're in, right now, because of greed.
There HAS to be personal responsibility, some sort of ethical code ~ the financial bottom line is only part of the equation.
Just my 2ยข.
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@Underlined: One must value his own life above others in order to live. If he doesn't, then that person could ask him to kill himself and he would do it. You regard man as a "sacrificial animal" (Rand) if you believe he should care about others before himself.
@Bold: Yeah, that is because you got it completely wrong. Rand believes to pursue one's own happiness. Man has no determined duty to help others.
I have already shown the positives of capitalism in many, many other threads and I really don't feel like doing it right now. So here:
Capitalism — Ayn*Rand Lexicon