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"{{w|Sheeple}}" refers to people as sheep, who blindly follow direction without thinking for themselves. The phrase "[[:Category:Wake Up, Sheeple|Wake up Sheeple]]!" has been used in xkcd other times. | "{{w|Sheeple}}" refers to people as sheep, who blindly follow direction without thinking for themselves. The phrase "[[:Category:Wake Up, Sheeple|Wake up Sheeple]]!" has been used in xkcd other times. | ||
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{{w|Ayn Rand}} was a Russian-born American {{w|novelist}} and activist whose most famous books include, {{w|Atlas Shrugged}}, {{w|Anthem (novella)|Anthem}} and {{w|The Fountainhead}}. She was philosophical pro-individual and anti-collectivism. | {{w|Ayn Rand}} was a Russian-born American {{w|novelist}} and activist whose most famous books include, {{w|Atlas Shrugged}}, {{w|Anthem (novella)|Anthem}} and {{w|The Fountainhead}}. She was philosophical pro-individual and anti-collectivism. | ||
Sheeple coordinates with Ayn Rand's novel, Anthem, set in the distant future in which the word "I" has been abolished and the "evils" of the communal values have created a new dark age. | Sheeple coordinates with Ayn Rand's novel, Anthem, set in the distant future in which the word "I" has been abolished and the "evils" of the communal values have created a new dark age. | ||
Revision as of 05:49, 15 December 2012
| Sheeple |
 Title text: Hey, what are the odds -- five Ayn Rand fans on the same train! Must be going to a convention. |
Explanation
"Sheeple" refers to people as sheep, who blindly follow direction without thinking for themselves. The phrase "Wake up Sheeple!" has been used in xkcd other times.
Ayn Rand was a Russian-born American novelist and activist whose most famous books include, Atlas Shrugged, Anthem and The Fountainhead. She was philosophical pro-individual and anti-collectivism. Sheeple coordinates with Ayn Rand's novel, Anthem, set in the distant future in which the word "I" has been abolished and the "evils" of the communal values have created a new dark age.
Transcript
((A thought bubble is shared between the five occupants of a subway car.))
All: Look at these people. Glassy-eyed automatons going about their daily lives, never stopping to look around and think! I'm the only conscious human in a world of sheep.
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So, I'm a high schooler. I recently found out most people my age don't care about outside politics and stuff like that. On the other hand, I always think that they do. But now I'm actually starting to believe this. I mean, what do people care about, then?
Which one is Paul Ryan?138.162.140.55 00:44, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
tsk tsk tsk... somebody has been watching too much of the msnbc propaganda... Douglasadams472 20:56, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Probably the one with the briefcase full of money. :P Hogtree Octovish (talk) 09:25, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
- Beret guy?
I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait (talk) 09:11, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
I find another possible humor in tile text: Ironically, Rand fans would find the concept of a collective rather revolting. A convention is in essence a gathering of everyone who has an interest in a subject, and is thus an "average of averages" (to quote Rand herself) on the respective subject. Fans who take Rand's philosophy as intended would probably find amassing themselves with others in a social hodge-podge of people without much function, mindless discussion, and re-iterating the ideas of someone else, to be against Rand's theory of Objectivism... Unless their Libertarians, of course. Jinx 20:31, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
I wonder if this was the same train that blew the Taggart tunnel... Nemo 14:46, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
There is a community portal discussion of what to call Cueball and what to do in case with more than one Cueball. I have added this comic to the new Category:Multiple Cueballs. --Kynde (talk) 15:06, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
Be different: conform.
-- Fortune
"If we're going to wear uniforms, let's all wear something different"; Tommy Chong -- The Cat Lady (talk) 15:40, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
another smbc parallel (smbc coming later) in this comic --172.70.35.70 02:18, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
A subtle version of Monty Python's Life of Brian's crowd's in-unison parroting of "Yes, We Are All Individuals!"... And hopefully as good a lesson to be learnt from. ;) 172.71.178.65 14:58, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
