Neo-Tech & Ayn Rand

By Nathan Shaw, Social Trends Writer

Neo-Tech and Ayn Rand.

Ayn Rand, the founder of Objectivism, was an inspiration to Frank R Wallace. Ayn Rand's influence on early versions of Neo-Tech Power is obvious. Wallace showed great admiration for Objectivism, particularly Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged.

Wallace quoted Ayn Rand as saying 'save me from the Randians'.

Ayn Rand knew the cult-ish obsession coming from Objectivists. Neo-Tech sought to convert that rigid dogmatic cult following of Ayn Rand into a highly leveraged force of intelligence and influence.

Wallace once suggested that Ayn Rand's character John Galt had influential powers probably beyond realistic possibility. Ayn Rand claimed that her hero's revealed the reality of man. Ayn Rand's Objectivism seems to have provided no such real life hero (that I am aware of). Wallace's Neo-Tech later went on to describe The Greatest Discovery Ever! and the wpgsh phenomenon of societal influence.

Perhaps Wallace and Ayn Rand would have come to rather narrow agreements in a personal discussion. Wallace would certainly have seen far and wide. Ayn Rand might have slapped his face.