"You see, by carving into myself in the most mutilationg and dehumanizing possible way, so that I feel nothing at the sight of unspeakable tragedy, I have achieved a position better capable of making clear judgments based on economics."
Why would you even ask that question...If I say it is so, then it is so. There is no objectivity. All facts are of my choosing and subject to my whims.
It's been so long since I saw someone reference Objectivism that I legitimately forgot the term existed. And I hadn't thought of Rand in a long, long time.
Boy I would like to go back to that.