610: Sheeple
explain xkcd: It's 'cause you're dumb.
| 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.
add a comment!Discussion
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)