• AnyOldName3@lemmy.world
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      26 days ago

      It’s rational to make yourself feel more good. That’s the final outcome of every aspect of self-interest that isn’t solely to remain alive. If the intention is to act solely in the self-interest of an emotionless unfeeling human-shaped robot:

      • it’s very silly as such an entity doesn’t exist and wouldn’t care about its own interests if it did.
      • it’s inconsistent with many other things Rand advocated for that only make someone feel better, but do so through hedonism rather than charity.
      • it’s such a terrible model for real humans that it can’t inform us of what’s good for humans.