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>>I actually think Jobs is probably the most charitable guy on the planet. Rather than focus on which mosquitoes to kill in Africa (Bill Gates is already focusi

>>I actually think Jobs is probably the most charitable guy on the planet. Rather than focus on which mosquitoes to kill in Africa (Bill Gates is already focusing on that), Jobs has put his energy into massively improving quality of life with all of his inventions. I love apple as much as the next fanboy but that was waaaay over the top. I find it scary that someone actually believes that.

jaltucher 16y ago
Are you afraid of your shadow also?
elbelcho 16y ago
I agree, that is a delusional statement. The most popular Apple products primarily revolve around entertainment, and entertainment only marginally contributes to ones quality of life.
jbooth 16y ago
Yup. I'll totally acknowledge that sometimes you need someone who's a little bit sociopathic to accomplish the extraordinary, but let's celebrate their accomplishments, not their sociopathy. Same goes for Robert Moses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses
albedoa 16y ago
That threw me too. Why can't the author appreciate Steve Jobs and respect his decision to not give to charity while also recognizing that solving first-world "problems" isn't at all comparable to what real philanthropists are focusing on? (The assertion itself is ludicrous enough without needing to mention it, but "either MacBooks and Disney or mosquitoes" is a false dilemma.) I agree it's delusional.
Jun8 16y ago
Another over the top comment: "He denied paternity on his first child, claiming he was sterile. The other had to initially raise the kid using welfare checks. I have no judgment on this at all." What, how can you defend that. And he parks on handicapped parking at Apple campus, I'm sure the OP has a good justification for that, too.
- TomOfTTB 16y ago
  And this... "He lied to Steve Wozniak. When they made Breakout for Atari, Wozniak and Jobs were going to split the pay 50-50. Atari gave Jobs $5000 to do the job. He told Wozniak he got $700 so Wozniak took home $350. Again, no judgment. Young people do things. Show me someone who says he’s been honest from the day he was born and I’ll show you a liar. " Less over the top than the others but still. (Oh and for the record Steve Jobs DID NOT make the game Breakout. Jobs and Wozniak only designed the circuit board for the already conceived of game and that board wasn't actually used: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_(arcade_game) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_(arcade_game))
  - kls 16y ago
    The article is doing a lot of apologizing for Steve's behavior instead of just letting it stand for what it is.

jaltucher 16y ago

Are you afraid of your shadow also?

elbelcho 16y ago

I agree, that is a delusional statement. The most popular Apple products primarily revolve around entertainment, and entertainment only marginally contributes to ones quality of life.

jbooth 16y ago

Yup. I'll totally acknowledge that sometimes you need someone who's a little bit sociopathic to accomplish the extraordinary, but let's celebrate their accomplishments, not their sociopathy. Same goes for Robert Moses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses

albedoa 16y ago

That threw me too. Why can't the author appreciate Steve Jobs and respect his decision to not give to charity while also recognizing that solving first-world "problems" isn't at all comparable to what real philanthropists are focusing on? (The assertion itself is ludicrous enough without needing to mention it, but "either MacBooks and Disney or mosquitoes" is a false dilemma.) I agree it's delusional.

Jun8 16y ago

Another over the top comment: "He denied paternity on his first child, claiming he was sterile. The other had to initially raise the kid using welfare checks. I have no judgment on this at all." What, how can you defend that. And he parks on handicapped parking at Apple campus, I'm sure the OP has a good justification for that, too.

TomOfTTB 16y ago
And this... "He lied to Steve Wozniak. When they made Breakout for Atari, Wozniak and Jobs were going to split the pay 50-50. Atari gave Jobs $5000 to do the job. He told Wozniak he got $700 so Wozniak took home $350. Again, no judgment. Young people do things. Show me someone who says he’s been honest from the day he was born and I’ll show you a liar. " Less over the top than the others but still. (Oh and for the record Steve Jobs DID NOT make the game Breakout. Jobs and Wozniak only designed the circuit board for the already conceived of game and that board wasn't actually used: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_(arcade_game) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_(arcade_game))
- kls 16y ago
  The article is doing a lot of apologizing for Steve's behavior instead of just letting it stand for what it is.