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Me? Sure. I'm familiar with John Galt, although I am not a taker of John Galt's Oath. In fact, I find it an offensive oath.

I will give you the example of a man and his children as to why I find it offensive. A good father does, indeed, live his life for them. A good father will willingly give up his own life to protect them.

There's nothing wrong with selfishness, per se. However, John Galt's Oath extends selfishness to be the goal of life. That is wrong. Men often live their lives, and often give their lives, for the sake of other men.

There are a whole bunch of soldiers right now, living their lives for principles which they know may cost them their lives. Those principles include the sake of others.

John Galt is a fictional character. He is a flawed character. Those who idolize that fictional character are missing something, as was Rand.