[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

There was a time I’d have thought this bad news. However, under current conditions, even a crappy rendition of Atlas can only be helpful.
Rand sure saw clearly what was coming our way. We must hope the film removes the scales from other people’s eyes.

[Larry Lucido]

Exactly.

[wbill]

Rand sure saw clearly what was coming our way.

Indeed. I've often thought that the end of society will be less Orwellian (think Gestapo thugs kicking down doors, an all-powerful, all-controlling regime) and more Randian (people more or less just giving up, society deteriorating due to apathy and a "not my job" attitude).

Thugs kicking in doors may be the end result, but it would take a long time to get there.

I had an interesting conversation with a consultant last week.... I was talking about my experiences with a large three-letter behemoth of a technology company. I thought that it was a horrific place to work - for various reasons that I won't go into right now - BUT...

...I said that "if I was 55 or so and had a few years to go to retirement, that this company would be a great place to work because I could work there, lay low, not do too much, collect a decent salary, grab some excellent bennies+retirement, for 5, 6, or 7 years before they even figured out who I was or what I did."

The (very smart, BTW) consultant's reply? "So, you quit this company because you just hadn't given up yet?"

More people are Galt than you would think.