At least one of us is misreading the other's comment: I was suggesting Rand's fiction as a counterexample to
villains start with some great scheme to do something awesome (...) The hero - if you're doing this poorly - sits at home and just waits
which seems to agree with, not be contradicted by, your "flow[s] from following this principle".
At least one of us is misreading the other's comment: I was suggesting Rand's fiction as a counterexample to
Ah, yes. I missed the "initial claim" bit, and thought you meant this was a counterexample to Sanderson's whole claim.
Another month, another rationality quotes thread. The rules are: