What the Ayn Rand interview revealed to me is that she never grasped the concept of “us”, now humans became so successful as a species because we work together for the good of the tribal unit, not out of self interest. I am more reminded of Joseph Campbell writing about how myths and initiation rites help instil this sense of belonging to the group, and realise she never belonged, not even to her own family. In that way, she reflects a stunted development. The thing she never grasped was the feeling of being a part of something bigger. She only felt resentment.
Give me Kurt Vonnegut any day. At least he taught us that the one reason we are all here is to fart around. And so it goes.
