#literature #philosophy Is it worth reading #AynRand today? I am curious as to whether her ideas were selectively employed by the right and might actually be more complex, just as how #Nietzsche has been massively misunderstood and misused. Love to hear any thoughts on this before I search for one of her books
@PSarkies I read "anthem" years ago and found it as clumsy, ideological and simple-minded as the critics make it sound. I had relatively few preconceptions because I wasn't familiar with Ayn Rand before, she's not as big a thing in Europe. After reading that book I was genuinely confused how such naive drivel can still have such influence amongst some in the US...
