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Zoe Williams surveys the landscape of self-help books right now, noting,
"If you yearn for an Ayn Randian existence of absolute self-reliance, there are plenty of bestsellers that can help. They may not make you happier though."
Contra the "Trumpy" philosophy of this literature, she cites psychotherapist Manu Bazzano, who observes,
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"They’re evangelizing a worldview where selfishness is wisdom and concern for others is performance.
This spreads through elite networks, through media that treats cynicism as insight, through algorithmic systems that reward sociopathic behavior with attention and profit."
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Zoe Williams surveys the landscape of self-help books right now, noting,
"If you yearn for an Ayn Randian existence of absolute self-reliance, there are plenty of bestsellers that can help. They may not make you happier though."
Contra the "Trumpy" philosophy of this literature, she cites psychotherapist Manu Bazzano, who observes,
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
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“It boils down to this. The measure of mental health in a person is the degree of their interest in others. That could be their neighbours, or it could be social and political.”
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
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