This NYT article and related comment thread suggest that expressing appreciation for Ayn Rand during your date with a pretentious NYT editor or reader is an instant “dealbreaker” that will destroy any chance of a relationship with the other party.
And that, of course, is a good thing!
I’ve always stated my potentially “deal-breaking” tastes, ideas, and preferences up front, with dates or anyone else. If they walk away, you’ve learned what you need to know about them with a minimum of time and expense.
The article says, “Naming a favorite book or author can be fraught. Go too low, and you risk looking dumb. Go too high, and you risk looking like a bore
