I am live.
If that’s the take away they got from the book then god help us all because they’re idiots.
The book doesn’t demonize communism nor does it idealize entrepreneurs.
In fact the variable hidden Utopia the intellectual elite made to hide themselves in the world was a perfect example of Communism in and of itself.
And a variable waste land they left behind was a perfect example of capitalism run rampant.
You’re entitled to your opinion, it’s wrong of course.
You’re like those idiots on steam that give great games bad reviews because the game crashed once with outdated drivers.
No it’s not. You’re just, and I mean this in the most clinical way possible with out insult, stupid.
It is amazing how you people on this platform don’t like atlas shrugged not knowing anything about it at all.
Right wing nut jobs highjacked the book thinking it’s pro capitalism when it isn’t. Seriously read the damned book! You’ll be surprised.
It most certainly is not.
You’re missing the point of Atlas Shrugged by boiling it down to “capitalists shouldn’t be subject to government.” That’s a shallow take. The novel isn’t anti-government; it’s anti-looting, anti-coercion, and anti-mediocrity enforced by bureaucracy. Rand’s argument is that the mind, the individual, the creator, is the engine of progress, and when that engine is shackled by systems that reward need over merit, collapse follows.
It’s not about capitalists dodging laws. It’s about a system where laws are written to punish competence and reward political pull. Rand isn’t saying we don’t need government. She’s saying we need a government that protects individual rights, not one that redistributes or controls outcomes.
So no, it’s not “literally about capitalists avoiding government.” It’s about the morality of freedom, the sanctity of production, and what happens when we demonize the very people who keep the world running. Read deeper. Or read it at all because I doubt you have otherwise you wouldn’t say something so daft.
“I personally didn’t like it therefore it must be bad” -courval
I hate how atlas shrugged has been highjacked by the right! It’s such a good book and doesn’t mean what they think it means!
There is no such thing as unskilled labor. But there is a difference between labor used to develop and labor used to perform.
Because the people that own the media platforms that would provide coverage are greedy capitalists and Greta just doesn’t bring in the viewership.