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Did anyone watch the first part of this last night? (iPlayer here)

I'm just watching it now, and it's quite interesting stuff, if a little crazy. Also it has the best name for a TV show I've heard in a long time.

I'd never even heard of Ayn Rand before, but now I really want to read Atlas Shrugged to see what the fuss is about. Has anyone else read it?

but now I really want to read Atlas Shrugged to see what the fuss is about. Has anyone else read it?

Yeah, don't. No one actually reads her books, they're way too long and boring. Just read the wikipedia article, you'll get the idea.

Charlie Reams wrote:

but now I really want to read Atlas Shrugged to see what the fuss is about. Has anyone else read it?

Yeah, don't. No one actually reads her books, they're way too long and boring. Just read the wikipedia article, you'll get the idea.

Shit yeah, 1400 pages. Damn, bitch.

Ah, finishing on the Nails. Nice move, Davis.

Matt Morrison wrote:I'd never even heard of Ayn Rand before

You need to rewatch the Simpsons episode A Streetcar Named Marge. From Wikipedia:

The episode contains multiple references to Ayn Rand's novels and Objectivist philosophy. Maggie's daycare center is called the "Ayn Rand School for Tots", and Ms. Sinclair can be seen reading a book called The Fountainhead Diet, a reference to Rand's novel The Fountainhead. On the wall of the daycare is a poster that reads "Helping is Futile", an allusion to Rand's rejection of the ethical doctrine of altruism. Another wall sign reads "A is A," the law of identity, which plays a central role in Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged.

Phil Reynolds wrote:

Matt Morrison wrote:I'd never even heard of Ayn Rand before

You need to rewatch the Simpsons episode A Streetcar Named Marge. From Wikipedia:

Also, play Bioshock.

Matt Morrison wrote:Did anyone watch the first part of this last night?

I saw the advert for it and I thought "that looks good" but I was busy losing the quiz last night. Will get round to watching it though I reckon although didn't realise it was in parts, thought it was just a one off.

Not a Simpsons fan. I loved Bioshock. I knew about the principles of the objectivist philosophy, just not her name. Or maybe I did but discovering it's Ayn and not Ann has thrown me.

Matt Morrison wrote:Not a Simpsons fan. I loved Bioshock. I knew about the principles of the objectivist philosophy, just not her name. Or maybe I did but discovering it's Ayn and not Ann has thrown me.

ANDREW RYAN = AYN RAND + some shit.

Just watched it. I wish I was a bit more smart and keyed up on things and wish I understood economics and stuff more (it baffles me). Whilst watching this I always felt like the programme was a bit wasted on me. Quite cool though was that mentioned things in it like the East Asian Miracle which I actually have a fucking exam on tomorrow. So I can say that I've just done 59 minutes of "revision" at least.

I'll probably watch it again and do quite a bit of readinh up on stuff relating to it too so I feel nourished.

Yeah same really Ryan. A lot of the "this, so, this" links that were meant to be pretty smooth left me a bit confused, but still found it a good watch. Adam Davis does good documentaries I think.

i thought it was excellent.
That Greenspan bloke was one creepy looking dude, who made Clinton looked impotent (that must have took some doing)
As for Ayn Rand she was certainly a great thinker, but what a fucking hypocrite.

*Greenspan.

Interesting anecdote (although I use the word interesting loosely): So it turns out that I had an exam at 9.30 this morning rather than 13.30 as I had initially thought. Found this out at about 8.15 meaning I had like half an hour to cram (since my plan on spending 4 hours this morning revising was quickly extinguished). Anyway, you answer 3 questions out of 9 on the paper and on one of the questions I aswered I pretty much just answeredit with my knowledge of that 59minutes of BBC documentary. And I'm not even kidding. Will post back if this was a good or bad idea when I get the results back.

Ryan Taylor wrote:*Greenspan.

Interesting anecdote (although I use the word interesting loosely): So it turns out that I had an exam at 9.30 this morning rather than 13.30 as I had initially thought. Found this out at about 8.15 meaning I had like half an hour to cram (since my plan on spending 4 hours this morning revising was quickly extinguished). Anyway, you answer 3 questions out of 9 on the paper and on one of the questions I aswered I pretty much just answeredit with my knowledge of that 59minutes of BBC documentary. And I'm not even kidding. Will post back if this was a good or bad idea when I get the results back.

Hope it wasnt a french exam lol.
btw did Ayn Rand invent that disgusting scottish soft drink that rips off Tizer

Ryan Taylor wrote:...on one of the questions I aswered I pretty much just answered it with my knowledge of that 59minutes of BBC documentary. And I'm not even kidding. Will post back if this was a good or bad idea when I get the results back.

I got 57% (a Desmond).

Cool. Not bad.