[patj]

I’m at a loss to know what the heck you are talking about. Where in my statement did I indicate that I thought such laziness was OK. I am simply trying to say that I have run across such behavior(as you did in your post) and then linking that to the rusted engine in the book. I’m sorry that I didn’t make that clear.

[Radix]

Your post caught my attention because of your expressed "I have never done well with symbolism."

I think that the point of these (Atlas Shrugged) threads is precisely about the symbolism.

Is that "straight" enough?