> Similar to how after Gladiator (the movie) came out, there was a surge in > sales of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations and a renewed interest in history > that > resulted in Troy, Alexander etc. >
I was going to say something about how it seemed these self-sustaining cycles in the pop culture industry seemed overwhelmingly dictated by the tastes of teenage boys, but remembered that hammy Joaquin Phoenix in eyeliner has broader appeal than that. > > Fiction does have its place... > > On all levels, agreed. But fiction and theory are distinctly different things, even in economics, and judging one by the standards of the other is a mistake. Perhaps Rand is exceptional in this case, but since I don't like her writing I can't judge fairly. [I don't know any libertarians who enjoy her work, either.] -- roswitha.tumblr.com
