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Since her death in 1982, other students of hers, most notably [[Leonard Peikoff]] have continued to support the development and study of Objectivism through the Ayn Rand Institute, as well as through editing and publishing Rand's own works that would otherwise have been lost or hard to study. The Atlas Society performs a similar function, and counts Nathan Branden amongst its most influential thinkers.

Since her death in 1982, other students of hers, most notably [[Leonard Peikoff]] have continued to support the development and study of Objectivism through the Ayn Rand Institute, as well as through editing and publishing Rand's own works that would otherwise have been lost or hard to study. The Atlas Society performs a similar function, and counts Nathan Branden amongst its most influential thinkers.

The current proponents of Objectivism engage in a self-centered [[nihilism]] that is devoid of [[benevolence]] towards one's fellow human being outside of, perhaps, one's own kin and those who are, for the moment, conveniently beneficial to be associated with. In the [[social media]] era, this might amount to one's "social network" or one's [[Facebook]] "friends" or email contact list or such. This is perhaps most clearly demonstrated by the many episodes where [[Jimmy Wales]] displayed no loyalty towards those who often work for his projects for years without pay, only to be sloughed off as if these were the skin of a serpent the moment they express any reservation about his current plans or otherwise become any sort of political liability.

The current proponents of Objectivism engage in a self-centered [[nihilism]] that is devoid of [[benevolence]] towards one's fellow human being outside of, perhaps, one's own kin and those who are, for the moment, conveniently beneficial to be associated with. In the [[social media]] era, this might amount to one's "social network" or one's [[Facebook]] "friends" or email contact list or such. This is perhaps most clearly demonstrated by the many episodes where [[Jimmy Wales]] displayed no loyalty towards those who often work for his projects for years without pay, only to be sloughed off as if these were the skin of a serpent the moment they express any reservation about his current plans or otherwise become any sort of political liability. Examples in Essjay, Rachel Marsden, Dr. James Heilman and many others.

== The Fundamental Tenets of Objectivism ==

== The Fundamental Tenets of Objectivism ==