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tclambert

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22. You're gonna make the ghost of Ayn Rand cry!

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 07:48 PM

Mar 2015

Altruism? Helping the less fortunate? St. Ayn Rand (a militant atheist) considered these a sin.

What would John Galt do? Why, he'd probably burn down that pizzeria and yell at people to make their own goddam pizza . . . from cheese they made themselves out of milk from their own cows and crust made from wheat they grew in their own field and pepperoni grown on their own pepperoni trees.

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A customer walked into his pizza shop and changed Philadelphia with $1 and a single Post-it note [View all] eridani Mar 2015 OP

Rosa's Pizza cantbeserious Mar 2015 #1

Thanks for the video - a great way to start my day. erronis Mar 2015 #2

This is wonderful. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #7

jeez that made me weep barbtries Mar 2015 #12

Truly upworthy. :) mother earth Mar 2015 #20

Now this is a "Gift Economy" I can believe in! nt GliderGuider Mar 2015 #3

This pay it forward trend is an ancient Italian custom. We do it wrong though Drahthaardogs Mar 2015 #4

Uh, it says "next homeless person" not "next person". louis-t Mar 2015 #13

From the link... ReasonableToo Mar 2015 #5

I see no reason why RedSpartan Mar 2015 #6

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Mar 2015 #8

Unemployment turbinetree Mar 2015 #9

Man, I love this shit. A big slice of thank you for this. ancianita Mar 2015 #10

we must "believe there is good in the world" handmade34 Mar 2015 #11

Americans are an extraordinarily giving people. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #14

We could encourage restaurant owners to declare themselves "Pay it forward" establishments. GliderGuider Mar 2015 #15

And maybe the establishment itself could "tithe it forward." Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #17

Perfect! I love it...perfectly worded... ReRe Mar 2015 #18

Where I work (tech industry), they have dinner at 7:00 for a dollar mindwalker_i Mar 2015 #16

TY, eridani, for making me smile & bringing this to DU. nt mother earth Mar 2015 #19

This is great daredtowork Mar 2015 #21

You're gonna make the ghost of Ayn Rand cry! tclambert Mar 2015 #22