Here's a question for any acolytes of Ayn Rand in the crowd 1

Since Ms Rand was so absolutely opposed to the concept of altruism, how we she have felt about the contemporary concept of crowdsourcing? From real-time maps and traffic information through apps like Waze to compendium of knowledge like Wikipedia, many of the things we've come to rely on in the modern world rely on either active or passive contributions from the larger community. Would this have been anathema to Rand?

Discuss?

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Returning home from an errand this morning, I saw a hawk and some crows soar across…

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Returning home from an errand this morning, I saw a hawk and some crows soar across the road right in front of me

They landed in one of the trees in my neighbor's yard as I pulled into the driveway. After making sure the hens were secure in the coop, I grabbed my camera and went next door to grab some photos. Unfortunately, the downside of my very affordable Tamron 70-300 in this kind of light scenario is some serious chromatic abberation but the photos are cool anyway.?

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