Rand did a creditable job of acknowledging the little guy in Atlas Shrugged (e.g. a mechanic in who's workmanlike motions she saw poetry). But the worship of the very talented was disturbing. It was less disturbing when I first read the book 20 years ago, and was pretty sure I was very talented.
I would amend that to say the worship of the very talented and driven......
Rand pointed out that some of the talented do not necessarily have the grit and determination to max out their talents.