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I don't understand why you shouldn't take Objectivism seriously. The truth of the matter is that the most rediculous thing about it is assuming that reality is material - which is the metaphysical concept of materialism (opposite of subjective idealism).

Egoism is hardly a concept of Rand. Example of historical hedonistic egoist: Epicurus, who followed in the footsteps of Aristippus.

I'm a freshman.

I was speaking of the environment as a whole, not in specifics. Is there any doubt that pollution has gone down since the Industrial Revolution?