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Ozmioz Mak
Usually I write books by starting with the ending then filling in the rest. This is because I hate books that ramble and go nowhere. However, with the market meltdown and subsequent corporate bailo...view moreUsually I write books by starting with the ending then filling in the rest. This is because I hate books that ramble and go nowhere. However, with the market meltdown and subsequent corporate bailouts by the government, I asked myself, “What is the long-term consequences of moral hazard?” I did not know the answer. So I collected my thoughts using the following recipe:
· Ayn Rand’s ‘The Fountainhead’ for base
· three divorced brothers, one who is a committed anarchist
· three college-aged cousins, one who is a committed grifter
· a handsome, brilliant architect, graduating during the real estate collapse, with no options inside the system
· a billionaire heiress who wants to create the world’s largest media empire
· a beautiful aspiring writer who simply wants to live near her sisters and raise a family
· a website for sugar daddies
· bowhunting
· a literature class at the local community college with the theme ‘What does it mean to be a man in the modern world?’
· a debate on enlightened self-interests versus community well-being
· mix in brain for a few months, shaken, not stirred
· garnish with glory, war, money, and power
The story surprised me and the ending fascinated me. I somewhat foresaw how moral hazard meant the end of communities with local and national self-interests. I somewhat foresaw how moral hazard would turn men against the system. What I didn’t foresee is how moral hazard changes the behavior of young women. Are we returning to the age of ‘The Scarlet Letter’ and Hester Prynne? - Ozmioz Makview less