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Finally, she and some of her followers are often perceived as being dogmatic, frequently ignoring published criticism of the system instead of responding to it. This is in part because many of them were young people excited by her novels and unlearned in philosophy; such people are not often aware of the complexities of their subject and prone to construe disagreement as ignorance. Furthermore, many of her supporters would not permit modifications or additions to her philosophical system, leading some to label Rand as a cult leader.

As much as I hate bringing people's personal lives into their "work", I have to agree. And I don't want to sound like a male pig asshole, but Rand was a woman...that alone voids any attempts at rationale.

Even more ironic than Rand's heart failure is that the only reasonable ones that still somewhat refer to themselves as "Objectivist" are persona non grata to the "movement" itself. Like that guy she had the affair with? Something-Brandon (I forget).

Listen we all loved the Fountainhead to some extent, but there comes a time when you have to, like, you know....*Grow the fuck up*.