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No technical people that I'm aware of worship Steve Jobs because of his humanitarian qualities. In fact, if you were to do a broad survey using humanitarian wo
by tsally 17y ago
No technical people that I'm aware of worship Steve Jobs because of his humanitarian qualities. In fact, if you were to do a broad survey using humanitarian work as a criteria, Bill Gates would be the overwhelming preference. Admiring the charisma of Steve Jobs and the generosity of Bill Gates are not mutually exclusive behaviors. By suggesting that that people "stop worshiping Steve Jobs", you seem to be claiming that they are.
Also, "you techies" strikes me as distancing language with a hostile tone. I think you're projecting a broad, unfounded stereotype on people of developed countries. Personally I've very conscious that I was born one of the most advantageous positions in the world. I donate portions of my income with that thought in mind.
- Keyframe 17y agomaxwin here relates to his background and calls for recognition of what bill gates is doing, not mentioning with a single word Steve Jobs. Yet, you've managed to post a rant about him. What is wrong with you? This is like watching guitar playing videos on youtube, where you watch a great guy going at it, playing virtuously some fine piece of music - it's about him, his skill and that piece of music - yet someone posts about some other guitarist how great he is and whatnot. Let me be the one who says this. Who cares about Steve Jobs and Apple and his fans or whatever where we are talking about what Bill Gates and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are doing about fixing the shit world we live in. Stop being a teenage girl, this ain't no Backstreet Boys vs East17 or something like that. Though sometimes it is exactly like that and I am truly ashamed of people that behave like that in a group of people I gravitate to. </harsh_rant> edit: apparently maxwin edited his post and I hadn't realized it. My sincere apologies then, but if I'd seen original post by maxwin - a bit altered rant would be directed towards him.
- jmillikin 17y agohttp://www.google.com/search?q=%22stop+worshiping+Steve+Jobs%22+%22you+techies%22 http://www.google.com/search?q=%22stop+worshiping+Steve+Jobs... It appears that maxwin edited his post after being called out over it.
- tsally 17y agoI prefer not to think of it as "calling out" someone because I think that phrase has confrontational connotations. Rather, I just highlighted a problem in an otherwise valid point. maxwin edited is comment and now I'm in full agreement with him. Rather civil discourse if you ask me. :)
- scott_s 17y agotsally posted soon after maxwin did - their times both say "2 hours ago" for me. I suspect tsally is responding to things that maxwin later edited out. The irony is that you're doing what you're talking about.
- Keyframe 17y agoI'm aware of the irony of my post, but I felt compelled to rant about it and I stand behind my words.
- maxwin 17y agoYou're right . Got a bit emotional.That's why i edited it a few seconds after.