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		donatj on Feb 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about... Honestly, Anthem. While I think it's a pinch silly oversimplification of things, it makes good arguments against central planning and for individuality and liberty. It really struck a chord in an impressionable 16 year old.

compiler-guy on Feb 5, 2019 [–]

Ayn Rand is reasonably good at diagnosing certain problems, but for her solutions, its hard to tell the poison from the cure.

Also, she has no sense of "Standing on the shoulders of giants", and how an eco systems make some things easier and harder.

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