Is Atlas Shrugged going to come true?

[Amy99]

4 hours ago, dasari4kntr said:

book konna...kaani..chadavaledhu..

but two days back...found this as audio book..in storytel...so listening now...

i heared...it is great book...

I heared too.. 😁

[reality]

1 minute ago, Amy99 said:

I heared too.. 😁

typo 

[Amy99]

Just now, reality said:

typo 

Ok.. I was just pulling his leg. 

[Raven_Rayes]

9 minutes ago, nuvvu_naakina_paalem said:

People are getting stuff cheap because of innovation and extreme optimization. 

 

Check the governments that are discouraging entrepreneurship and innovation, they are falling behind. US manufacturing sector is one such example

again, that is not the topic.

[Raven_Rayes]

15 minutes ago, nuvvu_naakina_paalem said:

People are getting stuff cheap because of innovation and extreme optimization. 

 

 

all the benefits of this innovation does reach the masses, but more and more of these systems are directly controlled by select few. Amazon for eg.

tomorrow there may come a time when Amazon can switch off and put the entire world that depends on their services into chaos.

I'm exaggerating ofcourse about such possibilities.. Just like Ayn Rand exaggerated about the importance of heroes in her silly book.

[DuvvaAbbulu]

13 hours ago, Raven_Rayes said:

first of, AS is a silly book. Its heroes come off as pretentious feudal pricks, and most importantly human labour wasn't as easily replaceable then. If the heroes in that era did disappear, a thousand would have replaced them. The entire premise of the story is purely for propaganda and has no bearing with reality.

but forward to the future. Few people will control the robots that do most of the work, and may have the power to shrug off their role to keep the system running.

or is being concerned about that means giving too much credit to Musk/Bezos who are just money managers than innovators?

Bro what’s the book abt 

koncham summary chepthava

i read fountain head and I like hovered Rock character in that 

[Raven_Rayes]

2 minutes ago, DuvvaAbbulu said:

Bro what’s the book abt 

koncham summary chepthava

i read fountain head and I like hovered Rock character in that 

already cheppa. the writer follows the same theme as in Fountain Head, but now raises the stakes to insane levels.

she creates many Howard Roarks in this story.. who whine throughout the book about how the world doesn't get them, or give them their due, even though they are all filthy rich and powerful. then there's another superhuman called John Galt who taps into that victim mentality of these heroes and convinces them to leave the world for his utopia - Atlantis.

and then there's a long drawn 3rd act, where John Galt gives a speech about how awesome his little club is, that runs for atleast 50 pages I think.

 

[Raven_Rayes]

9 minutes ago, DuvvaAbbulu said:

Bro what’s the book abt 

koncham summary chepthava

i read fountain head and I like hovered Rock character in that 

don't bother reading the book. there's a movie. its as bad as the book. but it'll save you a lot of time

 

[nuvvu_naakina_paalem]

10 minutes ago, Raven_Rayes said:

all the benefits of this innovation does reach the masses, but more and more of these systems are directly controlled by select few. Amazon for eg.

tomorrow there may come a time when Amazon can switch off and put the entire world that depends on their services into chaos.

I'm exaggerating ofcourse about such possibilities.. Just like Ayn Rand exaggerated about the importance of heroes in her silly book.

it's just a momentary phase 

eventually people will revolt against monopoly and break the system.

read about bell labs and baby bells

there is something called anit-trust laws

Antitrust laws are statutes developed by governments to protect consumers from predatory business practices and ensure fair competition. 

 

lol heroism just a way to make it look dramatic and create interest. the gist of the book is about freedom ( free markets) and innovation to achieve unprecedented progress. it's a natural reaction for socialism and communism, where there were too many restrictions.

 

 

[Raven_Rayes]

4 minutes ago, nuvvu_naakina_paalem said:

ol heroism just a way to make it look dramatic and create interest. the gist of the book is about freedom ( free markets) and innovation to achieve unprecedented progress. it's a natural reaction for socialism and communism, where there were too many restrictions.

Its the most boring book ever. pretty sure most people who start it dont finish it.