I thought that this sentiment was just sub-text, but since I never read “The Fountainhead,” I’m going to go ahead and assume it’s right there in the text after this comic.
I think the net effect of reading the entire Rand oeuvre and following the advice of this one strip are pretty much equivalent. Save some time kids! Act like a jerk now while you can!
Gent over 4 years ago
Huh?
Zebrastripes over 4 years ago
Sophomores gone wild…
Malcolm Hall over 4 years ago
Read the book!
willie_mctell over 4 years ago
Except some of them will do it for the rest of their lives and feel morally superior about it.
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 4 years ago
Selfish a-holes. Sense of entitlement. Center of the universe. Each one a ticking time bomb.
The Real Zarth Arn over 4 years ago
Pretty much sums up Ayn Rand’s “philosophy” — a big influence on neo-conservatism and the alt-right.
tim.lowell over 4 years ago
I thought that this sentiment was just sub-text, but since I never read “The Fountainhead,” I’m going to go ahead and assume it’s right there in the text after this comic.
GaryCooper over 4 years ago
In many ways, this version is more intelligent than the original. Not to mention much, much, much more concise.
MyTBaron Premium Member over 4 years ago
I think the net effect of reading the entire Rand oeuvre and following the advice of this one strip are pretty much equivalent. Save some time kids! Act like a jerk now while you can!
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
One of the reasons why I left Libertarianism was this great influence of Ayn Rand.