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There's the well-known anecdote that Steve Jobs didn't let his own kids use the iPad.[1] If there was a tech equivalent of "don't get high on your own supply",
by jasode 9y ago
There's the well-known anecdote that Steve Jobs didn't let his own kids use the iPad.[1]
If there was a tech equivalent of "don't get high on your own supply", that was it.
[1] https://www.google.com/search?q=steve+jobs+doesn%27t+let+kids+use+ipad https://www.google.com/search?q=steve+jobs+doesn%27t+let+kid...
- konschubert 9y agoWell, was he suggesting that other parents should give iPads to their kids?
- sneak 9y agoThe same Steve Jobs who thought you could cure cancer by eating carrots, right? Just because he was smart and did some things right doesn’t mean he has some secret wisdom in unrelated fields, here.
- skizm 9y agoI mean Steve Jobs tried to treat his completely curable pancreatic cancer, which was caught early, with alternative medicine and diet changes. The guy was a genius at some things, but not everything.
- droopybuns 9y agoWhen did pancreatic cancer get a reputation for being curable? I was under the impression that it is one of the most fatal cancers.
- saagarjha 9y agoIt was diagnosed very early, which made it much easier to handle.
- aaron-lebo 9y agoHe also had a very rare form of pancreatic cancer.
- aesclepius 9y agoYou are correct, most pancreatic adenocarcinomas are rapidly fatal. He had a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, which is more treatable with resection and chemotherapy.
- stablemap 9y agoI don’t like how this comes up when Jobs is mentioned but I wanted to put a real reference here. Ignoring other factors a stage I patient is looking at 61%. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/survival-rates.html https://www.cancer.org/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/detection-di...