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Who even cares who John Galt is?

A critique of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"

By Colton BabladelisPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Rand’s masterpiece of the human spirit, “Atlas Shrugged,” demonstrated that I can both appreciate the strength of writing while fundamentally disagreeing with the core philosophy of the work. The brutal entanglement of individual happiness and productivity miss the mark on the true beauty of the human spirit - boundless kindness.

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Colton Babladelis

I'm a nature lover that tries to capture the beauty and darkness of life in my poetry. I'm also a sci-fi and fiction fanatic and am branching my own writing out into short stories.

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    Written by Colton Babladelis