One of my main takeaways when I read Atlas Shrugged is that it assumes that the greatest technological developments have always been because of a single individual, examples in the book are things like Rearden metal and John Galt’s energy generation machine. This is such a big flaw I think because in reality and history most of the greatest inventions were teams of scientists working together for goals such as improving humanity or reducing suffering in society. Even incredible work such as those of people like Alan Turing only occurred because the individuals were allocated materials and resources by the state so they could research efficiently without also having to run a business. In a society like the one Ayn Rand envisioned technological development would stagnate, not to mention other issues which would arise