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Aug 10 '06 by we_are_transient

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be selfish.

about Selfless

anyone who bought this shirt needs to go read some ayn rand.

spires on Aug 10 '06 at 10:20am

$5 to your suggestion

spires on Aug 10 '06 at 10:20am

in the artsy world, we have a dearth of self interested individuals, and it sucks

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we_are_transient on Aug 12 '06 at 12:18pm

agreed.

5 days later

Bright Neon Payphone on Aug 18 '06 at 5:40am

Anyone who bought this shirt is totaly radical mann, like fully epik, like creame of the crop, like cooler than cool, like...you get the general idea.

tofumunch on Aug 18 '06 at 4:00pm

wait... isn't any rand the writer who wrote that book about being completely self absorbed?

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we_are_transient on Sep 03 '06 at 11:01am

no rand is the writer who wrote many books about the egotist vs. the altuist, the individual vs. the masses. self absorbed? maybe. but not in the way you would expect.

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emonez on Sep 11 '06 at 10:35pm

To we_are_transient: This shirt is ironic. A person who buys a shirt that says "Selfless" isn't really selfless. The only way person that could wear it un-ironically is Ellsworth Toohey. And Ayn Rand has an interesting philosophy but it should be taken with a grain of salt. My favorite quote from the Fountainhead is "I could die for you. But I couldn't and wouldn't live for you." THAT I think is the important message to get out of her books. You don't have to be selfish to live for yourself and maintain an identity. Wait a couple years and read her books again for a new perspective. I remember immediately after reading the Fountainhead the first time, I was all about egotism but as an individual that cares for my family and friends and the world (but doesn't serve them) I've found I can't function at that extreme.

chelly on Sep 11 '06 at 10:39pm

but if you bought this shirt and wore it, you'd be calling attention to yourself, which isn't really selfless at all. unless you bought it as a gift and gave it to someone who was selfless. but would they wear it? maybe i'm confusing selfless and modest.

Bright Neon Payphone on Sep 11 '06 at 11:26pm

ummm, ok, im confused, I dont even know what this shirt means anymore.

Stevethegreat on Sep 11 '06 at 11:28pm

it looks good and it's about giving blood

Bright Neon Payphone on Sep 11 '06 at 11:35pm

Oh yeh, now i remeber, put this in to its original context. I created this for the Red Cross comp. That makes perfect sense, and if you dont agree, then ure a *#^%$

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we_are_transient on Oct 03 '06 at 8:02pm

to emonez- thank you.

it has only been a few months since i read it, but i already think i was a little bit caught up. slowly somethings started to clash with me. i liked what you said about taking some aspects from it, sort of creating your own philosophy. it will definitely be interesting to read it again years from now.

once again- thanks and all the best.

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