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I 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 civ

I 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 ago
Correct. 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.
- wslh 13y ago
  I see it different: there are a lot of people doing [relatively] unethical things all the time while preaching about ethics to business wannabes. It's not only about Steve Jobs.
  - grogenaut 13y ago
    They aren't revered near unto godhead