Another great article Good Citizen. Ayn Rand in The Fountainhead showed the power of conformity much like you describe but with regards to architecture. The character Ellsworth Toohey was the main driver behind the push to destroy Howard Roark as he refused to conform to Toohey's vision for what architecture should look like. Toohey want…
Another great article Good Citizen. Ayn Rand in The Fountainhead showed the power of conformity much like you describe but with regards to architecture. The character Ellsworth Toohey was the main driver behind the push to destroy Howard Roark as he refused to conform to Toohey's vision for what architecture should look like. Toohey wanted everything to look the same, boring and drab, in order for people to give up on the idea of individuality and submit to his vision of collectivism. He helped denigrate literature by popularizing the novel The Gallant Gallstone which was nothing but trash. People miss what Rand was writing about in Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, both novels are not about economic philosophy but more about how society was descending into collective madness by crushing the spiritual nature of man(Yes, I know Rand's views on spirituality, think prophets are often not aware of the true meaning in their message). Only those who fought back, such as Roark, Hank Reardon, Dagny Taggart, and good old John Galt were able to rise above the bullshit and succeed on their terms, not society's terms. My favorite part of the Fountainhead is when Roark and Toohey finally meet, after Toohey had Roark's greatest achievement vilified in the press amongst other things and Toohey asks Roark what Roark thinks about Toohey. His response? "I don't think of you at all" and walks away. What does this teach us? Wasting our time worrying about assholes like Toohey is a fools errand, listen to what your spirit tells you and ignore all else, doing this will allow your individuality to shine through. The Tooheys of the world, all the woke babies who cry for mama when their feelings get hurt, are powerless if you simply refuse to bend your knee.
Another great article Good Citizen. Ayn Rand in The Fountainhead showed the power of conformity much like you describe but with regards to architecture. The character Ellsworth Toohey was the main driver behind the push to destroy Howard Roark as he refused to conform to Toohey's vision for what architecture should look like. Toohey wanted everything to look the same, boring and drab, in order for people to give up on the idea of individuality and submit to his vision of collectivism. He helped denigrate literature by popularizing the novel The Gallant Gallstone which was nothing but trash. People miss what Rand was writing about in Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, both novels are not about economic philosophy but more about how society was descending into collective madness by crushing the spiritual nature of man(Yes, I know Rand's views on spirituality, think prophets are often not aware of the true meaning in their message). Only those who fought back, such as Roark, Hank Reardon, Dagny Taggart, and good old John Galt were able to rise above the bullshit and succeed on their terms, not society's terms. My favorite part of the Fountainhead is when Roark and Toohey finally meet, after Toohey had Roark's greatest achievement vilified in the press amongst other things and Toohey asks Roark what Roark thinks about Toohey. His response? "I don't think of you at all" and walks away. What does this teach us? Wasting our time worrying about assholes like Toohey is a fools errand, listen to what your spirit tells you and ignore all else, doing this will allow your individuality to shine through. The Tooheys of the world, all the woke babies who cry for mama when their feelings get hurt, are powerless if you simply refuse to bend your knee.