Canem Malum,

As far as Ayn Rand is concerned?

No kudos is necessary for my reading her works.
My reading is wide and varied.

I won't say any more
as I don't want to divert this discussion any further.
Suffice to quote Dorothy Parker - when speaking
about one of Rand's novels: " This is not a book that
should be tossed lightly aside. It should be hurled
with great force."

As for crowds, wisedom and being alone?

I like what Albert Einstein once said,

"The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no
further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is
likely to find herself in places no one has ever been
before."

Canem Malum, I think I like this Rand person.
Mostly because of the angst and anger she has extracted from the pathetic left.
The many negative rants and drivel expressed in the comments column after the main text, was unbelievably revealing as to just how stupid the left really are.
None of the commentors would have a clue as to what they were saying let alone understand what Rand was really on about.
The extreme aggression in the comments were completely unnecessary and unjustified.
When the left have no answers or understanding of a topic in question, they turn to the gutter for enlightenment and direction, including as a source of information from which to form answers in response, such as those on this article.

o sung wu,

“What do you think TTBN am I worrying unnecessarily?”

If you didn't worry, you would be someone else, not yourself. But, worrying about strange ideas put about by strange people will not stop them, so all you can do is say what you think and stick with it. Even voting won't help, because there is so little difference between parties and politicians. Australia will have to go right to the bottom now, before anything changes.

Lately I've been seeing commentators describe our century - the 20th - as the worst century. I don't agree with that. My life, and those of most Australians, steadily improved after the war; in some cases, the improvement was rapid. The economy grew; we were on the “sheep's back; you could change jobs as you pleased; you could buy your own home without the wife having to work; people were happy to live within their means; the family was important; we made things and we invented things. The 21st century …. well, I don't really like talking about it.

Dearb Foxy,

>> I like what Albert Einstein once said,<< …

I nice quote but perhaps ,you should check

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/10/18/follows-crowd/ .

Dear George,

Thank You for that information - and for the fact that the number
who actually liked the quote exceeded 500.

I especially also liked the quote given - from Oscar Wilde.

Great stuff.

This is what makes the forum interesting.
Keep it up!

//The many negative rants and drivel expressed in the comments column after the main text//

Sorry, what article are you referring to?