I don’t mean to derail this thread, but I agree with and want to strongly stress this sentiment. I feel like I could legitimately consider myself an Objectivist based on its tenets, but Objectivism has been strongly associated with Rand-worship, something which I do not possess. Ayn Rand was a great thinker, author, and woman in her own right, but she was not infallible, and I thoroughly believe that a case for voluntaryism could be made based on Objectivist ethics. In other words, Randians need to “check their premises” (especially ironic since Objectivism acknowledges that individuals are not infallible).