[demi-gods of THIS world]

poe, really! why not lovercraft!

How about what the leet stranger said.

For example (out of many) just open google earth, go to a major city and look at the port. The sheer size and geometry of the docks (use the ruler to compare a jersey or busan dock with central park), the immense complexity that allows the infrastructure of the World to keep moving.

well, my suggestion of poe is based somewhat on the fact that during his time he was despised, unpopular, and unknown (i think.). Wouldn't this serve as somewhat of a parallel between, say, how society thinks Rearden is a complete you-know-what, and what he actually is? Poe is POSSIBLY credited for even creating the detective novel... I think, reading poe, kind of speaks for itself

[demi-gods of THIS world]

if they don't want to read it they don't have to work for him.

[demi-gods of THIS world]

edgar allen poe

[demi-gods of THIS world]

oh, i realized one: jared fogle

[Request: Milwaukee Metro Area]

i lay around in my apartment in milwaukee and am like-minded

[Where would a present-day Galt's Gulch be?]

i think EC may just be our John Galt

[Why do people disagree?]

it's because a person can recognize something when it surprises them but can never guess what they didn't know what was going to happen and when people of differing intelligences come into contact the stupider one is going to want the things that the smarter person covets but won't know why they themselves should want it.

[demi-gods of THIS world]

Oh, they're out there. They are just to busy to make themselves known. Does the media have to be interested in you to be considered a great and amazing sucess? Or do your achievements qualify you only? I kinda always thought it was the latter.

yeah that's what i was thinking too; especially that the really famous people of this world are jokes i.e. bill gates/ect. and the people who are the REAL movers of the world are people who others do everything in their power to steal from and thus can never rise or realize their fame/fortune.

[Uprising- Dystopian Short Story]

this was cool, other peeps--chegout 'is story

[demi-gods of THIS world]

i've come to the point where i feel very few people even closely resemble dagney or roark or rearden. I would say I've met TWO who you could tell had the purpose convictions ect. Where the hell ARE these people?