As much as I disagree with her politics, the Ayn Rand novel Anthem somewhat explores an extreme version of this idea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_(nov

As much as I disagree with her politics, the Ayn Rand novel Anthem somewhat explores an extreme version of this idea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_(novella) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_(novella)