Ayn Rand wrote a novel Atlas Shrugged that at one time was considered one of the most important books in America, second only to the bible. For any who are unfamiliar, it is a philosophical work depicting the end days of a fascist America. Government, business, and academia have merged into one. A parasitic organism feeding off of the country’s constantly decreasing number of productive citizens with the obvious result being an ever declining standard of living for the entirety of the society. The number of productive citizens constantly decreasing is a result of a phenomenon that has become known as “Going Galt”. Galt referring to a character by the name of John Galt who was the first person to walk away from the collapsing society and create a new society based upon truly free market ideals. Galt slowly recruits other productive members of society to join him in his new society reducing the number of productive members of the collapsing society.
Going Galt
Going Galt
Going Galt
Ayn Rand wrote a novel Atlas Shrugged that at one time was considered one of the most important books in America, second only to the bible. For any who are unfamiliar, it is a philosophical work depicting the end days of a fascist America. Government, business, and academia have merged into one. A parasitic organism feeding off of the country’s constantly decreasing number of productive citizens with the obvious result being an ever declining standard of living for the entirety of the society. The number of productive citizens constantly decreasing is a result of a phenomenon that has become known as “Going Galt”. Galt referring to a character by the name of John Galt who was the first person to walk away from the collapsing society and create a new society based upon truly free market ideals. Galt slowly recruits other productive members of society to join him in his new society reducing the number of productive members of the collapsing society.