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According to the NYT "there is no public record of Mr. Jobs giving money to charity" (http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/the-mystery-of-steve-jobss-public-g
by kennywinker 14y ago
According to the NYT "there is no public record of Mr. Jobs giving money to charity" (http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/the-mystery-of-steve-jobss-public-giving/ http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/the-mystery-of-steve-...).
Giving publicly is important if you want to be remembered for your charitable work.
- shpoonj 14y agoRight. Wanting to be remembered is just as selfish of an act as attaching your name to a donation. Whether Jobs donated anonymously or didn't donate at all, I can respect him so much more for not chasing attention and approval.
- sliverstorm 14y agoSo you're completely discounting the value of Gates attempting to inspire others to give- particularly other rich people?
- dewarrn1 14y agoOr perhaps giving publicly is what you do when you want to rehabilitate a tarnished public image. Regardless, Gladwell is taking the lazy columnist's approach of irresponsible prediction, intending to provoke indignation. There's plenty of room in history books, and both Gates and Jobs will have significant entries. I'll submit Edison and Telsa as examples of contemporaries in the same general field who both remain widely known decades after they passed on.