Originally Posted by
NightsWatch I tried reading The Fountainhead in college, but I kept getting a vibe like, "If you don't think what I think, then you're stupid!" and it turned me off big time.
Also, I think Ayn Rand is a hypocrite.
Originally Posted by
ru12 I read Rand when I was 20. That is a good mental age to read her. At close to 50 I just sort of indifferently shake my head and lead the conversation to a different area.
Yeah, at the risk of being a buzzkill her stuff is just fluff IMOHO. Not of much interest to anyone older than their 20's. Again, just my opinion, no offense to anyone that digs her stuff.