Atlastis vs Terminus a quick comparison:
Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged with Asimov's Foundation
John Galt at Atlantis and Hari Seldon at Terminus
Atlas Shrugged:
But at times "Profit" gives way to "Profiteering". The fine line between Gains and Greed is violated. Also sometimes people want Returns without creating Value... the government steps in as a regulator.
Now this intervention tries to create a balance ... but this may get overdone. This is profiteering by the regulators. This puts off the real value creators! So... Who is John Galt?
John Galt took the brightest minds and led them to a society called "Atlantis" where Value creation was appreciated and the needy were taken care of by the overall "Value Creation".
Foundation:
Individuals initiate Value creation. They are the minds which see solutions in face of problems. They have the ideas that will make way to a better future. A few individuals show direction, the majority follows.
The actual value creation is done the masses and it ultimately helps the masses. Like gas laws. Individual gas particles have their own characteristic kinetic energy... but the gas as a whole behaves differently and follows Gas laws.
Trick is to make ideas of individuals work for the masses. Hari Seldon found a way Psycho-history.
The actual value creation is done the masses and it ultimately helps the masses. Like gas laws. Individual gas particles have their own characteristic kinetic energy... but the gas as a whole behaves differently and follows Gas laws.
Trick is to make ideas of individuals work for the masses. Hari Seldon found a way Psycho-history.
Hari Seldon took the brightest minds and led them from center of the empire, "Trantor" to the planet "Terminus". They were the core-team to lay a FOUNDATION for a new civilisation.
The Master Planners and the Doers. The plan is for "Greater Good". The chosen few lay down the principles and oversee the benefit for the masses. The "Doers" are many and the "Planners" are few. The civilisation grows and prospers if the Plan focuses on Win-win. A win-win is better achieved through economics and addressing the real need of the masses.