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submitted 4 days ago by ZeffSyde@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.ml

A life time ago I lost a friend to Objectivist philosophy. Not wanting to lose said friend, I read The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged to try and figure out why he was acting like an asshole all of a sudden.

I took a couple points of psychic damage in the process, but at least I can stand my own when offering counter arguments against their edgy philosophies.

What are some other works that it would be handy to be knowledgeable of the next time a philosophical edge lord tries to quote me into a corner?

I'm looking to be more well informed in conversation.

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[-] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

I’m curious about that book ever since reading “The Book Thief” (about 65% in). But it also feels odd and betrayal to read it for some reason.

[-] Adm_Drummer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

To be completely honest I don't think Mein Kampf is worth the read and any other derivative that follow it are just worse takes like "The Turner Diaries".

Turns out ethno-fascists don't have anything to back them up except fear and hatred so their fiction tends to fall flat.

this post was submitted on 15 May 2025
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