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Sheeple

Title text: Hey, what are the odds -- five Ayn Rand fans on the same train! Must be going to a convention.

Explanation

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.

The word "sheeple" is to refer to people who blindly follow direction without thinking for themselves. It is mainly used in the phrase "Wake up Sheeple!", in reference to people who are accepting the party line.

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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