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https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/121744770480615425 https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/121744770480615425 a retweet (not me). but, it struck a chord with m

https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/121744770480615425 https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/121744770480615425 a retweet (not me). but, it struck a chord with me.

goblin89 15y ago
Harder to evaluate the value of scientist's legacy. And, apart from being entrepreneur's inspiration, Steve is a bit of a pop figure. Or it's simply that salesmen are more popular as it's them who bring the results of scientists' work to lives of millions.
bad_user 15y ago
People care about faces they know about. Normal people don't have knowledge about scientists or engineers in our field that helped changed the world. It is partly sad, as they do know about the crackheads that appear on MTV, and I would bet it would be major news if Britney Spears would die. Personally I am not offended that Steve Jobs is getting so much attention. At least here's someone that we can partly identify with, here's someone that did bring real value and who's death does reach normal people. And I don't know how much has Steve changed my life with the work he did on Apple, but he definitely changed my life with his speech at Standford, which I watched on Youtube from hundreds of miles away from where it happened, on an iPod Touch.
Locke1689 15y ago
The fewer people that can understand your accomplishments, the fewer will notice and mourn your passing.
ubi 15y ago
"Why do we care more about salesmen than scientists?" Saying Jobs was /just/ a salesman is beyond incorrect. But on a deeper level: making a useful widget is one thing, succeeding at convincing the world that they need it is quite another. ideas are nice, products are better, but Jobs could execute like none-other
tychobrahe 15y ago
Why do we care so much about genius scientists but dismiss genius dilletantes? Also, why do we have to dillute our opinion on people and reduce them to the stereotypes? Is it something we do just to feel better? Saying that Steve Jobs was just a salesman is as incorrect as saying that Edsger Dijkstra was just an arrogant man. I'm sorry, but both were MUCH more than that.

https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/121744770480615425 https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/121744770480615425 a retweet (not me). but, it struck a chord with me.

goblin89 15y ago

Harder to evaluate the value of scientist's legacy. And, apart from being entrepreneur's inspiration, Steve is a bit of a pop figure. Or it's simply that salesmen are more popular as it's them who bring the results of scientists' work to lives of millions.

bad_user 15y ago

People care about faces they know about. Normal people don't have knowledge about scientists or engineers in our field that helped changed the world. It is partly sad, as they do know about the crackheads that appear on MTV, and I would bet it would be major news if Britney Spears would die. Personally I am not offended that Steve Jobs is getting so much attention. At least here's someone that we can partly identify with, here's someone that did bring real value and who's death does reach normal people. And I don't know how much has Steve changed my life with the work he did on Apple, but he definitely changed my life with his speech at Standford, which I watched on Youtube from hundreds of miles away from where it happened, on an iPod Touch.

Locke1689 15y ago

The fewer people that can understand your accomplishments, the fewer will notice and mourn your passing.

ubi 15y ago

"Why do we care more about salesmen than scientists?" Saying Jobs was /just/ a salesman is beyond incorrect. But on a deeper level: making a useful widget is one thing, succeeding at convincing the world that they need it is quite another. ideas are nice, products are better, but Jobs could execute like none-other

tychobrahe 15y ago

Why do we care so much about genius scientists but dismiss genius dilletantes? Also, why do we have to dillute our opinion on people and reduce them to the stereotypes? Is it something we do just to feel better? Saying that Steve Jobs was just a salesman is as incorrect as saying that Edsger Dijkstra was just an arrogant man. I'm sorry, but both were MUCH more than that.