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Having tried to do Objectivist activism myself, I can understand and agree with your frustration about people who are lazy, don't want to change the world thru activism, or be entertained...
...and it really is an excellent point about the lack of long-range perspective, of intellectual seriousness, or just inertness of many people.
I burned out on activism because no one lifted a finger to help in some of my clubs and organizing in L.A. and in S.F.
But the rest of the following paragraph has a number of things where I think you are being somewhat short-sighted as to the nature of the problem:
"People write articles that have next to no connection to Objectivism. The best rewarded articles (in terms of sanctions) tend to be personal stories, often involving hardships and strong emotions, and with no substantial tie into Objectivism or even philosophy. People found it was easier to get sanctions by detailing every sordid detail of their lives."
I'll try to create a thread or post IN THE NEXT HOUR on the issue of the role and importance of writings which are not directly connected to Objectivism.... this is important because the direct connection issue is something that I have found to be misunderstood by ARI and TOC as well in selecting topics for summer conferences, for op eds, and for activism.
I will explain exactly where you are mistaken shortly...
Phil
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The clock is ticking. :-)
The queen is dead, long live the queen...