I would broaden the criteria a bit. I think Jobs would accept the criticism of a Nobel Laureate, a Bob Dylan-esqe artistic figure, or any of the folks in the "T

I would broaden the criteria a bit. I think Jobs would accept the criticism of a Nobel Laureate, a Bob Dylan-esqe artistic figure, or any of the folks in the "Think Different" commercials. His point is fair enough. SJ has spent his life bringing new tech to the world and reshaping it in kind. He is a bad ass and knows it. The Gawker guy was making a 1/32 assed point, hasn't contributed anything of meaning to the culture (or even cultural debate) and was lucky to get a response from SJ considering. While he is milking the minor pageview spike this story generates, SJ is inventing the future.