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What if the people who create the most wealth decided they didn't owe society a fucking thing? That's basically the premise of Atlas Shrugged. I bought this book because I wanted to understand what the fuss was about. Turns out, it's essentially a 1,000-page capitalist manifesto. Rand argues that the productive people are carrying everyone else, and eventually they should just say, “Fuck this,” and walk away. Here's where I disagree: Nobody succeeds in a vacuum. Businesses depend on workers, infrastructure, education, customers, courts, and public institutions. So when the book asks, “What do we owe each other?” Its answer seems to be: Not much. I understand why it's influential. I just don't agree with it. Life's messy. So are my stories. Join me for: • Dark humour. • Cats. • Trauma. • Addiction. • Fiction. • And more.