No, you have the same dumb argument.
Ayn Rand is no hypocrite, you are.
Ayn Rand lived under Communism, which makes people poor.
Hence Rand was poor. That makes sense.
She wrote about Communism, not about Get Rich Quick.
You make a flippant assumption that Rand had her whole life to recover from that despair. That is a flaw many money gurus often make too, so that they can sell their junk money products.
Wealthy trust fund gurus sell money lies, but they made their money through fortune. Research the story of Rich Dad guru for one example.
Simple Summary, just because a person is wealthy means NOTHING about their knowledge about money. Nothing. The fortune factor is difficult to monetize.
Fact is, a super smart money person, may have used their knowledge to escape homelessness & alcoholism. They are not rich, but have still done well to escape despair.
Ask any know it all about money, what the price of a stock will be next month. By that, you will learn 99% of people know zilch about money and are really living on fortune.
“Hence Rand was poor.”
“You make a flippant assumption that Rand had her whole life to recover from that despair.”
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I’m not sure I’d wanna follow the economic teachings of who’s life was one filled with despair and poverty.
But I understand others may think otherwise - don’t matter to me if they do.