orange site user asks "what book changed your life?" answers "atlas shrugged, so the reveal themselves." hint: the reveal themselves and seethe

>"The best book I've ever read was Atlas Shrugged in 8th grade. Changed my life."

>Not because I remember anything about it, or believe anything it espouses, or even like it all that much, but because it's a useful filter for obnoxious people in meatspace.

>If someone I don't know too well asks me what my favorite book is, I say Atlas Shrugged. If they react inappropriately, I'll be cordial and treat them with respect, but I don't want to be friends. If they're way too supportive - the same rule applies.

>If they're critical in a way I can appreciate, then I know they can either tolerate ideas they hate or have the social accumen to not go too hard in the paint early on in a relationahip. Really, I'm just looking for people who won't jump down my throat on a faux pas.

>Later on in the relationship I'll tell them my actual favorite book, "A Canticle for Leibowitz", or "Neuromancer", or "The Dying Earth" (my opinion changes based on my mood).

cue seething from failures at shit tests

>I think you're dismissing the people such as myself that would note you as an idiot without comment and move on wanting nothing to do with you.

>The fact is, some people deserve harsh judgement. Including people who lie to someone and think they are morally superior for doing so

>I don't want to pass this test. Someone who uses one of our first interactions to test how tolerant I am of Objectivism removing themselves from my life is an ideal outcome.