Speaking as an Objectivist: First, I agree with your evaluation of Musk. And that too many Objectivists don't want to see it. Second, there's a whole, valid philosophy hidden in/obscured by Objectivism. Unfortunately, there's nobody with the skill and the ability to discover it.

There are a lot of good ideas in Objectivism! I'm a quasi-Aristotelian myself (though more in the Martha Nussbaum mold). I'd be interested in your thoughts on this essay I wrote a couple years ago: www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-v...

Liberalism versus Reaction in Ayn Rand

We are as gods and might as well get good at it. – Stewart Brand, Whole Earth Catalog Ayn Rand was a brilliant, inventive thinker whose contributions go largely unsung outside libertarian circles...