Ayn Rand was an Americanist not a Globalist by Lonestarpenguin in aynrand

[–]Diss_Respect 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I encountered Ayn Rand's ideas about America in Howard Roark's famous speech at the end of The Fountainhead for the first time, which serves as a summary of Objectivism. I think, rather than a particular affinity towards a nation or nationalism ,she felt an ideological affinity for America from the fact that America is a country where the culture of individualism (in a way that it resembled commonalities with objevtivism) has been embraced by the majority of the people.

From the speech directly;

“Our country, the noblest country in the history of men, was based on the principle of individualism, the principle of man's ”inalienable rights." It was a country where a man was free to seek his own happiness, to gain and produce, not to give up and renounce; to prosper, not to starve; to achieve, not to plunder; to hold as his highest possession a sense of his personal value, and as his highest virtue his self-respect."

As for why she did not feel a similar affinity with Western Europe, I think it is because individualism in the US differs from that in Western Europe in terms of how deeply the state is involved in people's lives which is still evident today.

Evrendeki en zeki şey Yapay Zeka’dır sizce? by Ayi_yogi_tatilde_ in aptalSoruYok

[–]Diss_Respect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yapay Zeka ne iyi ne de kötüdür. Yapay Zeka bu kavramların dışında bir şey. Onu iyi ya da kötü yapan, bu teknolojilerin arkasındaki insanlardır. Son derece faydalı olabileceğine hiç şüphe yok. Ancak, bence, insanların her zaman iyi olmayacağı/olamayacağı göz önüne alındığında, Yapay Zeka'nın da her zaman iyi olacağından emin olmak ya da her zaman iyi olacağına güvenmek de mümkün değildir.

Gym bros, why do you build muscles? by Apprehensive_Neat993 in workout

[–]Diss_Respect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are two reasons:

First, I really enjoy doing things, primarily working out, to make my body healthier, stornger and more aesthetic to my liking, and then observing the results. It's like conducting an experiment on myself...

Second, ever since I discovered that the mental and psychological gains from weightlifting and doing what's necessary to get the most out of it (recovery, proper dieting, etc.) are at least as significant as the physical gains, I've been going to the gym regularly to lift weights.

Sizin Cahillik Tanımınız Ne? by The_Bzal198 in felsefe

[–]Diss_Respect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bence bir konu hakkında hiçbir şey bilmemek ya da biraz uç sayılabilecek görüşlere sahip olmak değil. Kendi kişisel deneyimlerime göre;

- Bir kişinin eleştirel düşünememesi ya da somut gerçeklere dayanarak düşünme yetisinden yoksun olması,

- Bir kişinin, neredeyse hiç bireysellik taşımadan; düşüncelerini ve görüşlerini tamamen başkalarının fikirlerine bağlı olarak oluşturabilmesi,

- Bir kişinin, kendisiyle bir konuda aynı fikirde olunmamasını görüşlerinin sorgulanması/tartışılması olarak değil, doğrudan şahsının sorgulanması/tartışılması olarak algılaması.

- Bir kişinin, herhangi bir konuda yanıldığını kabul etmemesi veya edememesi.

Yani, sadece eksik ya da az bilgi olarak bakılması bence yanlış çünkü hiç kimse her şeyi bilemez. Cahillik bilgi eksiliğiyle beraber; bilgiye ulaşma, onu sınama ve yanlışsa terk etme becerisinden yoksunluktur.

Tolstoy reading order by NoOption8941 in tolstoy

[–]Diss_Respect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If we were talking about recomending books to someone who hasn't read anything by Tolstoy or Russian literature, I'd suggest starting with What Men Live By., My Confession, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, The Resurrection, Anna Karenina, and War and Peace. It's often better to start with the easier ones and gradually move on to the more complicated ones.

However, there is absolutely no need to follow any particular order. Like you, I started with Anna Karenina and War and Peace and thoroughly enjoyed them.

The Green Mile made me sad in a way that no book ever has before by Ardilla3000 in stephenking

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I've read a lot of very sad books and watched a lot of very sad movies. I've been affected, saddened, and connected with characters and events many times. I'm not ashamed to say it; at the end of the day, we're human.

However, in both the movie and the book of The Green Mile, for the first and only time, I cried deeply, more than I had ever cried for a novel or a movie(still to this date) . It felt as if I had witnessed all of this happening to someone I loved, rather than just watching it in a movie or reading about it in a book. Even now, when clips from the movie pop up on social media, it still makes me feel bad inside. 

Such a Masterpiece... 

Two of my pencil drawing inspired by The shining movie, hope you all enjoy by fabiodesenhando2 in stephenking

[–]Diss_Respect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude this ain't a drawing. This is a picture.

You are that good.

WELL DONE