March 31, 2008

It Usually Ends With Ayn Rand (A Date, That Is)

Posted by J.H. Huebert on March 31, 2008 08:45 PM | Post a civil, substantive, and intelligent comment

This NYT article and related comment thread suggest that expressing appreciation for Ayn Rand during your date with a pretentious NYT editor or reader is an instant “dealbreaker” that will destroy any chance of a relationship with the other party.

And that, of course, is a good thing!

I’ve always stated my potentially “deal-breaking” tastes, ideas, and preferences up front, with dates or anyone else. If they walk away, you’ve learned what you need to know about them with a minimum of time and expense.

The article says, “Naming a favorite book or author can be fraught. Go too low, and you risk looking dumb. Go too high, and you risk looking like a bore

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