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Is Viktor based somewhat on Frederick Winslow Taylor?

Meeks011·8/28/2017, 1:32:58 PM·1 votes·789 views

If you don't know, in the very early 1900s, this guy went into a factory and started timing all the workers' every move. He gradually substituted rule of thumb for science, and gave the workers a strict regime akin to an algorithm.

The part that really screamed "Viktor" to me was this: >Once his system was applied to all acts of manual labor, Taylor assured his followers, it would bring about a restructuring not only of industry but of society, creating a utopia of perfect efficiency. "In the past the man has been first," he declared; "in the future the system must be first."

Source: Is Google Making Us Stupid? by Nicolas Carr

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GreenLore8/28/2017, 2:55:14 PM1 votes

I actually think that Viktor was largely inspired by Doctor doom.

I mean come on,they are both scientists,with the name viktor and a metal mask as a face....

And I think in some storylines doom is actually trying to save the world,its just that his methods were unacceptable for the heroes(correct me if I'm wrong here,i don't read the comics),which kinda reflects how viktors ideas are rejected by some people even though they could be beneficial for humanity as a whole.