What was Ayn Rand's biggest mistake when writing Atlas Shrugged ?

Being Russian, whilst writing for an American audience. There’s a reason the joke about Russian doorstoppers exists. You could read that book all winter, and then go beat a bear to death with …   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [What was Ayn Rand's biggest mistake when writing Atlas Shrugged?]( Murphy Barrett • [Answered July 9, 2021]( [Being Russian, whilst writing for an American audience. There’s a reason the joke about Russian doorstoppers exists. You could read that book all winter, and then go beat a b... Read more » [Upvote] 1.3K [Comment] 189](   [How do I access the dark web? What should I type in Google, for example, in order to access a dark website?]( Franklin Veaux, using the Internet since it was called ARPAnet • [Answered January 6]( [A2A: The Google search you use to access the dark web is “download tor.” Then you download the Tor browser from the link, install it, and run it. The dark web is a separate ... 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