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I think the distinction GP is trying to make is in this sentence: > he was clearly also a deeply unethical business leader not to be emulated MLK's affair ha
by chimeracoder 13y ago
I think the distinction GP is trying to make is in this sentence:
> he was clearly also a deeply unethical business leader not to be emulated
MLK's affair has nothing to do with his contributions to the civil rights movement, the latter being the reason that (some) people admire him.
But GP is claiming that the very accomplishment for which (some) people admire Steve Jobs (his success) was obtained via unethical means that should not be admired.
- cinquemb 13y agoI think it cuts both ways. People can choose not admire MLK just because of his flaws, regardless if they had anything to deal with his contributions to the civil rights movement. J Cole has a song that talks about this somewhat[0], first two lines in verse one sums this situation up nicely (and applies to Jobs too)… Also, some people may choose to admire Jobs because of how he did whatever took to reach his goals regardless of ethics involved. Evidently when Jobs was alive, he did what he did despite what people thought of him. [0] http://rapgenius.com/J-cole-she-knows-lyrics http://rapgenius.com/J-cole-she-knows-lyrics
- dmazin 13y agoCorrect. I think that people who go through unethical means to achieve their goals are to be avoided. I worry that people admire specifically the unethical aspects of Steve Jobs' leadership, which is why I declared my heuristic.