I was completely caught off guard when Steve Jobs died. Not by the death itself, but by the immense outcry of grief and sadness for a man that, while influential and important, I felt no emotional, personal, or really, any connection with. Sure I've got an Ipod, an Imac, and had Apple Laptops throughout college, but I also drive a Ford, drink Dr. Pepper and use Utrecht Brand art supplies. I don't find myself tipping my hat to Henry Ford or Dr. John Q. Pepper (i know that's not the name of the CEO of pepsi products) and definitely never find myself grieving or even interested when the CEO makes any type of announcement (including Apple). Ya, Steve Jobs was more public and visible...but then so is Richard Branson. I guess it just shocked me that so many people felt a personal connection with this guy, especially with all the "Occupy" "99%" and pro lower-class talk that was going on at the time. I almost laughed at the thought of Occupy protestors tweeting their grief on Iphones while simultaneously shouting obscenities at brokers making a small fraction of Jobs' annual taxes, let alone his entire yearly salary.
But this is a really interesting article about him. It's about the biography recently released about Jobs and touches on the issue of the guy everyone praised and the real person behind the image. Who he really was, and why people connected with him...take a read....really interesting stuff...
http://reason.com/archives/2012/01/10/steve-jobs-the-inhumane-humanist
No comments:
Post a Comment