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Ayn Rand-inspired 'myth of the founder' puts tremendous power in hands of Big Tech CEOs like Zuckerberg – posing real risks to democracy

  • Written by Jerry Davis, Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford and Professor of Management and Sociology, University of Michigan
imageAyn Rand compares entrepreneurs to Atlas, the Greek god who holds up the world. AP Photo/Richard Drew

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