Excellence vs. competence

Via scribble, scribble, scribble…, Steve Gimbel deflates the proponents of a certain Objectivist:

If you take the writings of Nietzsche and remove everything insightful, interesting, and funny, what’s left are the writings of Ayn Rand. These works are a narcotic to the upper-middle class white male of above average means and intelligence because it simultaneously meets two needs…