Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism

[The Grand Nudger]

Maybe we are all different.  But if we are talking about quality of life, I'd say it is necessary to really feel alive.  In my own experience, those parts of life which I remember most happily aren't those in which I was most comfortable, best fed, or even healthiest.  They are those in which I felt an intimate connection to my instincts-- the response to danger, the heights of young love, the excitement of conquering either others or myself in a fair match.

Okay, I get that...but that's pretty soft in comparison to "I felt truly alive when i was chasing the squirrel that would feed 3 of my 4 siblings for that day." which is where a person older or different to you might be coming. Your struggles, are horseshhit...to them, regardless of how meaningful they may be to you.  Their struggles are horseshit to us..though.  Who the fuck does that..order a fucking pizza for chrissakes....and stop complaining about how soft we all are, you're doughy ass had to chase squirrels......we're a bit rougher than that today. I won't be chasing any woodland creatures for my survival....I'll preside over their extinction instead. Ill put my nose to the field and produce more tomatoes for marinara than you thought possible.

I agree with you, mind you. Yes..we need struggle and sacrifice to fully express an acceptable humanity ( to us). We get that, though, whether we're chasing deer in the ravine or dollars at the counter of the barnes and noble. We're kind of simian hardasses.......it's all the same to us so long as it ends in dinner and good schtupping. How else would we have been so succesful everywhere we've went, in the face of -any- adversity? This business, is just golden age vanity. Shit used to be harder, we used to better. No, it wasn't...no...we weren't.

@Summer...tied down, sigh..what a waste....break a few of their ribs, you'll enjoy it....