06/15/2025
Ayn Rand wrote Anthem in 1937.
It was fiction. Today, it reads like journalism.
In the book, the word “I” is forbidden.
Only “we” exists.
Independent thought is a crime.
Being exceptional is a threat.
And those who dare to stand out… are silenced.
Sound extreme?
Ask the 80% of college students who admit to self-censoring.
Or the 84% who say they’re uncomfortable expressing their views in class (College Pulse, 2022).
The story’s protagonist, Equality 7-2521, was curious.
Smart. Capable.
And for that, he was sentenced to sweep streets.
Not because he wasn’t good enough—
but because thinking too much put the system at risk.
The Council didn’t want inventors.
It wanted obedience.
Still, he dared to create.
He rediscovered electricity. Built a light.
And what did he get in return?
Rejection.
Because he worked alone.
Because he didn’t ask for permission.
Because he challenged… the Department of Candles.
Rand wasn’t writing about tech.
She was writing about control—
About a system that rewards silence and punishes talent.
Where fear suffocates truth, and the group always outweighs the individual.
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Because in a world where “we” is forced upon you…
remembering the value of “I” is an act of courage.
