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I love that comment, and it's (controversial opinion / interpretation ahead) the message I got from reading Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead.

Those that conform will have easy lives, riches, and will coast off the hard works of others.

Those that don't conform, and stay true to their own beliefs, will suffer for it, but are ultimately the ones that drive societies forward.

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To the commenter calling me a Randroid, I've only read the one book, and I absolutely do not consider myself to be in the latter category.

I'm absolutely a follower. I want an easy life. I'm not ashamed to admit it, and there is no shame in admitting that. The vast majority of us fit in this category.

> Those that conform will have easy lives, riches, and will coast off the hard works of others.

Agreed. Exactly like Rand and now her institute do[1].

1 - https://reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-ppp-ayn-rand-...

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