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[–] deforestgump@hexbear.net 51 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“Ayn Rand and I remained close until she died in 1982, and I’m grateful for the influence she had on my life. I was intellectually limited until I met her,” Greenspan wrote in “The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World.”

rip-bozo

[–] AutoVomBizMarkee@hexbear.net 44 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Imagine saying you were “intellectually limited” until you met fucking Ayn Rand.

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 31 points 2 weeks ago

He went from being intellectually limited to intellectually deceased

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 21 points 2 weeks ago

"i still am, but i used to be, too"

[–] rufuscrispo@hexbear.net 29 points 2 weeks ago

on the one hand, he was a piece of shit, but on the other, he's dead

[–] RION@hexbear.net 20 points 2 weeks ago

Feeling some rational exuberance rn

[–] Poophammer@hexbear.net 18 points 2 weeks ago

Atleast he was likely miserable with parkinsons

[–] AstroStelar@hexbear.net 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not too long ago I had to remind myself that Alan Greenspan and Alan Dershowitz are two different people

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

We gotta shut down these Alan's until we figure out what's going on.

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

Hey it's the guy from the Adam Curtis movies 🍿

[–] Monk3brain3@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago

The western imperialist economist is just a conman selling their bullshit dysfunctional system. At least there is now one less of these demons in the world.

[–] P1d40n3@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

Rest in worms packwatch

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't think he was dead but I have to admit that I did forget he was still alive.

[–] TrashGoblin@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

hexcrab-party Only the good die young.

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago
[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] deforestgump@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Sorry I wrote that quickly as I got off the bus lol

Directed at mr Greenspan:

touch-grass permanently crab-party

[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

Become Grass.

[–] vyitnoomyr@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago