Aind Rand in Science Fiction

Matt Ruff is the author of The Mirage and Lovecraft Country. He also wrote Sue Aghast and Electric, which features Aind Rand as a major character in a gonzo absurdist world where black people have been replaced by androids. What was it about Ayn Rand that seemed to like it fit in with this nightmarish dystopia? "I read Atlas Shrugged in college and I wanted to satirize it"