Roark dynamited his own creation because he had no other recourse and was prepared to face the consequences. Musk dynamited something he bought out of foolhardiness and is expending his energy avoiding consequences. Similar in some regard, but different.
You describe a time when things weren't insane, but describe Wittgenstein being seriously considered for a PhD for a work that brought us language games and asserts "All propositions are of equal value" as an example. I tried to scribble truth tables and manipulate symbols on a chalkboard to work out how this makes sense, but I remembered that there is no such thing as truth or falsehood, so I guess I can't really judge.