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Yes ... Steve Jobs was a complete jerk, but he was a brilliant salesman and CEO, and you cannot deny that.
by NoSalt 1y ago
Yes ... Steve Jobs was a complete jerk, but he was a brilliant salesman and CEO, and you cannot deny that.
- garciasn 1y agoHe was an absolutely brilliant visionary who was able to bring his way of thinking to life through others, in the most brutal way possible. This included business (successes and failures) and his treatment of people (including his own family and ultimately himself). What he did was literally change the shape and direction of the entire human race through his ability to level up existing products (directly and indirectly) to a level that no one would have thought possible, including his own employees. That said, he was absolute piece of shit human being and all of his successes came at great expense of himself and others. I think there are a great number of people who are far more well-rounded and, if we aren't focused on fascist ideals, we should elevate those folks instead of Jobs.
- googlywoogly 1y agoHe wansn't any kind of visionary. He didn't invent or design a single thing. He was a ruthless manager and marketer, abusing people and taking credit for their work.
- nozzlegear 1y agoHe was obviously an asshole, but claiming that he wasn't any kind of visionary is just blatant revisionism.
- googlywoogly 1y agoIf you claim he was a 'visionary' you should be able to back that up.
- nozzlegear 1y agoEasy, his company went on to make the Apple Vision Pro! It's in the name.
- arcfour 1y agoSometimes half the battle of making a product is to get the right people in the right room at the right time. He managed to do that quite frequently. How much credit to give him for it is something I'm not quite sure of myself, but you really can't argue with the results.
- johnnyanmac 1y agoHot take, but I'm not sure if "salesman" is what I want represented in history. Then again, that's probably what most represent America of the last 50 yearss. Selling off all its talent overseas and then trying to sell off the idea of labor afterwards.