Why do teenagers like Ayn Rand?

Answer 1

Teenagers are becoming self-sufficient and are suddenly discovering the world around them. They value independence and think they have all the answers. They want to be strong and be able to do their own thing.

Ayn Rand's philosophy feeds these feelings: pure invidualism without any tempering need to support the larger society.

Teens aren't at the point of brain development and don't yet have the experiential knowledge to understand that while we are all indeed individuals, that we're part of a larger web of society and that, as a social species, it's really impossible for us to not be indebted to one another.

Answer 2

Ayn Rand is known as a free thinker and an individualist. I think we all have a more open mind when we are young people, and feel there is an other way to live beside following the pack. She does however, show the realistic view of this being the hard road in life. Which is inspiring if you should chose it.

Answer 3

I didn't think teenages knew who Ayn Rand was. The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged are not particularly easy reads.

Answer 4

She depicts inspiring heroes who live for themselves. She shows us that it doesn't matter what others think of us, and that real self-esteem comes from our own accomplishments, not from other people's evaluations. She delineates a philosophy that makes sense, and that's free of the usual BS.

Answer 5

Because she inspired Neil Peart, one of the world's most talented lyricists.

Answer 6

She talks about individualism, and teens are just trying to find their place in the world. Her philosophies make sense.

Answer 7

Because they haven't figured out how shallow she is. Or maybe they have.