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more libertarian fiction would do well to explore the implications for the incapable
This would be interesting...and I imagine difficult to write about well. I wonder if there is any genre that has attempted to deal with this topic in a reasonable manner. The human experience of someone who is not particularly capable is probably not the most exciting subject for a story, though.
I think it would be hard to do well, but I don't think it would be boring. In historical and literary fiction, there are plenty of extraordinary stories told about ordinary people. In scifi and fantasy, the protagonists are usually extraordinary within their extraordinary worlds... but it does make me wonder: what are the best examples of scifi/fantasy which focus on ordinary people in extraordinary worlds?
I think in libertarian fiction there are lots of themes to explore regarding ordinary people: like, do they experience envy and how do they navigate it? And, if they live a minimalist ascetic lifestyle, how much room is there for the great capable people to accomplish great things? (So many great works through time have come at the cost of much human labor)
I can see what you're saying. But the tenor of the article is that you should value yourself higher... and honestly when I look around I just don't think most people's issue is that they hold themselves in too low regard.
I do think more libertarian fiction would do well to explore the perspective of the incapable. Not everyone can be a John Galt or a James Farber