We all feel unappreciated sometimes. It was the particular genius of überlibertarian author Ayn Rand to turn those hurt feelings into a political movement of sorts, at least in the fictional world of her massive novel Atlas Shrugged, in which a group of industrialists inspired by the mysterious John Galt decide to go on strike because neither the government nor their fellow citizens truly appreciate all they do for the world.
If this basic idea seems a bit familiar, that may be because Atlas Shrugged is having a bit of a revival right now.
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