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> Jobs’s taste for merciless criticism was notorious; Ive recalled that, years ago, after seeing colleagues crushed, he protested. Jobs replied, “Why would you
by golemotron 12y ago
> Jobs’s taste for merciless criticism was notorious; Ive recalled that, years ago, after seeing colleagues crushed, he protested. Jobs replied, “Why would you be vague?,” arguing that ambiguity was a form of selfishness: “You don’t care about how they feel! You’re being vain, you want them to like you.”
Sociopathy in a nutshell.
I've seen this line of thought in a few places in popular culture. It's toxic. Caring about other people's feelings can be authentic.
- melling 12y ago'''He lamented that there were “so many anecdotes” about Jobs’s acerbity: “His intention, and motivation, wasn’t to be hurtful.'''
- itchyouch 12y agoKeep in mind that the unspoken context in the preceding paragraph illustrates Ive's tact in passing criticism through a metaphor rather than the Jobsian, "this sucks."