That book really appealed to my 15 year old brain that thought I was some special snowflake. An elite that would hold up the world. It wasn't until later that I

That book really appealed to my 15 year old brain that thought I was some special snowflake. An elite that would hold up the world. It wasn't until later that I realized that the world wasn't being held up with a small core of intellectuals. It seems to be more of a swarm or a gestalt and it just kind of works. Ayn Rand's ideas were simplistic and appeals to people who want to believe that they are better, smarter, and worthy of admiration. A lot of her stuff does make sense in a limited way. But there are other philosophies that are much more complete and aren't so narcissistic. I guess the answer to "What happens when Atlas shrugs?" is, he already did and no one noticed.