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[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 37 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Usually the gist of existentialcomics (great comic btw if you haven't read it) is taking well-known philosophers from humanity's history and pitting them against each other to play with ideas and crack philosophical jokes. With that in mind Ayn Rand's and her book "Atlas Shrugged" is presented as a philosophy, which may clear up why she is here.

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'm familiar with them myself, I'm just saying in this case Ayn Rand is doubling as both the philosopher and the person with money, and in real life she was only a wannabe.

A fair point that more people should know