There’s quite a few haters of Ayn Rand onboard today; what gives? FWIW: I’ve yet to taste of the forbidden fruit.
I think she was ahead of her time. I also think she could write an ‘allegory’ pretty well. Her ‘fiction’ was ahead of it’s time.
You don’t know that till it happens.
Or like the old song ... you don’t know it till its gone. (Something like that, I paraphrase)
Hindsight is always better than fore-sight. Take Tuesday morning after Monday Night Football for example.