I understood it to be that seemingly Ayn-Randian heroes like Musk are standing on the shoulders of giants, giants being the State.<p>Add to that the thesis that the same way Musk wants to keep SpaceX private to focus on the long-term, states can take that same long-game stance with their strategic economic policies.<p>And because of that, the author is looking forward to a more leftist current (Sanders, Podemos) to increase and lead government spending and investment.