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Does anyone else ever feel like not working because they feel like the people where they live are shitty and that working for them feeds the machine of shittiness?
  • Your premise sort of resembles the plot of Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged, but she thought the people who made the world work were all CEOs and captains of industry so she made them all heroes. Because of numerous socialistic policies by the government they all go on strike and withhold their "genius" from the world until it falls apart.

    So, like if the mythological Atlas (who supports and holds up the world) shrugged his responsibility and walked away from the world, the world falls.

    Obviously, as we all witnessed during the COVID pandemic some of the lowest paid people in society are actually the essential workers. So, Rand had it wrong...but her idea of going on a strike to watch the world fall apart is right, it's just that she selected the wrong group of people.

  • Strawman

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

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    What are the best down and out and struggling movies?

    I can't really get into movies where someone super rich is having rich problems. What are the best "life is kicking my ass" struggle movies (or series)?

    I'm looking for something like Shelter starring Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Mackie.

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