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The famous "reality distortion field"! Deploying Jobs' charisma so effectively, call the Cupertino folks lucky that he didn't recruit for a semi-religious sect

• WalterBright 4y ago
  I'm glad he didn't go into politics. Bill Clinton was one of the most charismatic people ever in US politics. I am happy he never turned to the dark side - he could have caused an awful lot of damage. I was never afraid of what he'd do while he was in office, though I often disagreed with him. He never seemed to want power for power's sake, unlike too many other politicians. As far as I can tell, he just wanted people to like him.
  • jrm4 4y ago
    If you've ever merely been in a room with him, regardless of size of the crowd, this is hard to understate. I like to think of myself as a rational scientific kind of person, but I swear, he does something to huge rooms of people that feels like magic. I 100% felt the entire room get happier before I even knew that the reason for it was Bill was making his way through.
    • WalterBright 4y ago
      Yup, that's what I've heard about him. It's even more apparent when he's contrasted with his wife. He's tried to get her to take likability training, and I know she's taken body language training (you can see it by comparing video of her over the years), but it hasn't really gelled for her. Bill would never, ever have made the "deplorables" gaffe.
• WalterBright 4y ago
  I watch his presentations for clues how to make mine better. But I know I have no hope of ever being that good.