The Fountainhead paints journalism and journalists in a negative light. Toohey, who is Roark's villain throughout the novel, prints newspapers that cater to sensationalism. In Randian philosophy ...

A lot of leaders in Silicon Valley - including Kalanick - have been influenced by Ayn Rand, her novels "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead," and the libertarian beliefs espoused within these books.