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Yes, it's so great that America doesn't do stuff like the crazy Steve Jobs and Elon Musk worship you see in other countries.
by lazyasciiart 8y ago
Yes, it's so great that America doesn't do stuff like the crazy Steve Jobs and Elon Musk worship you see in other countries.
- rectang 8y agoI will always be for more iconoclasm and skepticism rather than less, so naturally I'm not happy with idolization of entrepreneurs, either. Or religious leaders. Or artists. Basically, anyone who is revered for their understanding of matters which cannot be explained to the rest of us. I'm still glad that the U.S. has a healthy distrust of intellectuals and academics. I appreciate the work of all of such people, but I reject setting them off from the rest of humanity. We are all frail, fallible humans.
- askmike 8y agoYou should visit South Korea (or Japan), where people running big business are considered leaders by everyone in the country. Not just SV people who browse HN. I'm not from the US, but I'm pretty sure that the average person in most states has never heard of either of the people you mentioned.
- lazyasciiart 8y agoI have visited both and really enjoyed the trips, thanks for the recommendation! A movie titled 'Steve Jobs' featured half a dozen Hollywood stars and was nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress at the Oscars - and that's not even the one that Ashton Kutcher starred in. I work in a children's book store and there is a 'Who is Steve Jobs?' book sitting next to 'Who is Barack Obama?'. I think you're wrong.