Here's more of Ayn Rand bashing. Some interesting analysis - to love Rand, one should have read her in their adolescence.
"I never made it through either of Rand’s two big novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. To enjoy either, I suspect, you had to have encountered Rand in adolescence, when so many of life’s lasting enthusiasms are forged."
Thats very true but I also would like to add that her books perpetually feeds the confirmation bias irrespective of congruity. Her flashy characters anchor easily into adolescent minds, shaping their future. I wish there were more science writers who have this anchoring effect on adolescence sans the polarization. That's something we can all learn from Ayn Rand.
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