Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism

[thesummerqueen]

Quantity may not always equal quality, but it definitely helps a person live a fuller life when they aren't afraid of dying before 50. So yeah, I have plenty of derision for the idea that we have to live much more difficult lives just to be able to meet one person's standards of living fully. You want to talk condescending? It's pretty smug to decide that because someone else hasn't met your version of adversity, they must in some way be unfeeling, or numb, or less alive than you. Or that their experiences are somehow more invalid. It's a false sense of superiority and smacks of “get off my lawn”