She is an intellectual giant whose shadow casts long over Man. I see everyone else is pretty frumpy about her (and philosophy for that matter.) She is a relic

She is an intellectual giant whose shadow casts long over Man. I see everyone else is pretty frumpy about her (and philosophy for that matter.) She is a relic of another age. In that age, before globalization and instant access to common knowledge, she exposes bitter truths of her contemporary humanity (and then America). Which includes the need of some people to exploit the talent and hard work of others in the name of social “fairness”. Her counter claim, that it is not amoral to be self interested (“greedy”) sounds obvious and cringe today, though at the time socialism was popular even in America. To understand her contribution, one must see minds for the time and recognize that (for better or worse) she enlightened Americans on how to be free thinking and value capitalism in a more personal way (rather than the old world balance of capital owner and lay-labor proletariat.) As for her writings, consider that she wrote anthem at 18. While atlas shrugged was her largest work, fountain head is more succinct and arguably better. She challenged an entire age of America. She is the grandmother of modern capitalism. Her works included a lot of (very boring) court room dramas (fun) which really set the internal dialogue for important modern critical thinking. She wasn’t just a writer, she was an intellectual powerhouse who spoke out in great clarity on issues at the time few were constructively addressing.