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Steve Jobs also went for naturopathy for treating cancer (which apparently did pretty much nothing). I don't think one can simply assume rational good decision

• hef19898 5y ago
  I just finished "Becoming Steve Jobs", great book by the way. And with all the truly impressive stuff Steve pulled of the way he went after his cancer is probably among the most stupid things I have seen anyone do. I had cancer, colon cancer to be precise so in totally different ballpark then Steve's. Between diagnosis and surgery where 10 days. Followed by 6 months of bi-weekly chemo therapy sessions since it spread to some nearby tissue (all of which was removed). Steve got really lucky, his cancer was one of the rare ones with a half way decent chance to be cured. And then one of the smartest guys around, one who really learned to not wait around and drag his feet in business, waits for 10 months doing nothing. And then, after surgery when he knew it had spread, decides to forgo chemo therapy. Quite interesting if you think about it. But then I know this stuff can be really scary, it was for me when for a short moment there was the possibility cancer was back. So I'm not judging him, not by a long shot, even if it sounds that way. Fear can really blind you and throw your normal reasoning into chaos. Just to add something more meaningful to the discussion. From the book, Steve struck me as a guy who liked to have an almost simple life. Maybe to have some balance for the Apple high tech environment. Maybe people in the tech world not having that tech in their private lives that much is the same as cooks not regularly cooking at home.