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@prietschka@mastodon.social @zzt@mas.to Ayn Rand’s free market fantasy is built entirely on this myth: that all of the kings of industry would never, ever lobby or bribe politicians. It’s ludicrous blindness. If Rand’s fictional hero John Galt was alive today, trying to build a business, he would be bought out or sued into oblivion by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, or Larry Ellison. There’s no free market anywhere where men like Galt could ever thrive. The same minimalist corporate governance that’s supposed to pave the road for Galt to succeed also lets the robber barons buy all of the politicians they want and crush ethical competitors.