Re: Who is John Galt?
Eh... true... but if I had to read a stack of books I'd be rather bored with life. For all my interest in politics I've taken little interest in political and/or historical tomes... to me I'd rather go at the ideas. This doesn't mean I don't read things on occasion, but they really have to strike me or that there's something in them that I'm trying to grasp... for instance, I bought a couple of non-fiction books related to the markets during the collapse... not specifically the one we've had though I did buy "The Big Short"... with that I was trying to get an understanding of what goes on up there.
In the end, while I live a fairly socially boring nerd's life (I'm working on that ) to me I'd rather be doing stuff... which is why I read several websites with my fly-like attention span... and why I don't set myself down to read books... I figure something interesting will happen and I sorta wait for that. Is it true that maybe i miss out on the general lessons of history? Maybe.... but to me, ideas can be lined out quickly... but I suppose that's the mathematician in me. I'd rather get to the point than sit through the tome.
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In the end, while I live a fairly socially boring nerd's life (I'm working on that ) to me I'd rather be doing stuff... which is why I read several websites with my fly-like attention span... and why I don't set myself down to read books... I figure something interesting will happen and I sorta wait for that. Is it true that maybe i miss out on the general lessons of history? Maybe.... but to me, ideas can be lined out quickly... but I suppose that's the mathematician in me. I'd rather get to the point than sit through the tome.
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