Raygun's greatest contribution

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11. Agreed.

It may be better to teach someone to fish than to just give them fish, but

A) some people are to weak to fish, they need to be given fish first so they have the strength to fish themselves;
B) some people can't fish due to mental or physical challenges;
C) rand basically says, similar to your analogy, you'll fish better if you figure out how to fish yourself. Training is how society advances. By condensing a lifetime of wisdom into a few short lessons, this lets the next generation learn quickly and then figure out how to fish *better*

Rand would basically have everyone reinvent the wheel.