Greetings from Ayn Rand
What if Ayn Rand had gone into the greeting card industry? Imagine the artistic potential of applying Objectivism and the moral system of rational self-interest to a field notorious for being whimsical and/or maudlin…
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Posted June 01, 2006
Birthday Greetings
“Gift giving is altruistic, therefore evil.
I hope your birthday is a
happy one, but I will do nothing to make it so.”
Answering machine for a business
“Your call is of no importance to us, but we want your money.
Therefore, it is in our rational self interest to talk to you. If it
is in your rational self interest to stay on the line, your call will
be answered in turn.”
Wedding
“So. You've caved in to social pressure and allowed the state to
certify your right to have sex. You have forfeited control of your
own destiny. You will come to hate each other.”
Promotion
“You altruistic swine! You will now contribute more to the
maintenance of the state. A truly superior person would shrug,
Atlas-like, and get himself fired.”
Death in the family
“I hope the loss of your loved one will not deprive you of money or
sex. Otherwise, relatives are a burden and you are well rid of them.”
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