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Episode 133: Silicon Valley vs. Science Fiction: Ayn Rand

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The Surprising Impact of en Rand on Silicon Valley

A lot of people seem to embrace En Rand purely because she justifies getting rid of government regulation. But then they skip all the parts that they don't like, such as her distrust of nationalism and racial identity. She was very strident in her hatred of racism. And I just read a recent book about En Rand called Mean Girl by NYU professor Lisa Dugan. It's a really good crash course on Randy-id-ism.

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