The Tantalizing Fascism of Legoland
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If Ayn Rand liked children's toys, which she most certainly did not, she would have loved Lego. And if the shovel-faced founder of Objectivism liked amusement parks, which she totally didn't, she would have adored Legoland . After all, the Atlas Shrugged-y motto of Danish Lego creator Ole Kirk Christiansen was "only the best is good enough," which some translate as "the best isn't good enough." The Best ISN'T Good Enough? Ayn would have jazzed on that so hard. What he's actually trying to say is that Lego is awesome in it's simplicity, consistency and quality. Maybe engineers can all learn something from Lego.
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Friday 7 December, 2007 10:47 PM |