How old to people tend to be when they grow out of Ayn Rand?

I read her in the Seventies when I was in my early 20s. I never grew into Rand's works. I had a low opinion of them then and haven't changed my mind during re-visits to her. I thought perhaps I needed to be older to "get" her; obviously, when I first read her works, I should have "dug" her, right? (using the vernacular of the times)



(W)hat are we without our dreams?
Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC

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Yes.

There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs. - John Rogers

As soon as they learn that she was on welfare for the latter part of her life.