On Steve Jobs

Date: 2011.10.09 | Tags:

As I read about Steve Jobs, I see a person who envisioned amazing things whose passion and drive was unstoppable, amassing a following akin to a religious order. To the benefit of humanity, he materialized his vision, sharing the results with millions. Unfortunately, not all touched by Jobs was beautifully executed.

He entered the dog-eat-dog environment of a capitalist society –adapt or become extinct. He –almost inescapably, yet completely voluntarily– he adapted. So came the scandal regarding backdating employee stock options and outsourcing manufacturing jobs to cheap labor in China. He was passionate and confident, but sadly and understandably human, a humongous ego often accompanies such people, such as taking credit for subordinates work, indifferently reversion opinions after calling them “shit”, and crudely “motivating” employees –sometimes to tears.

In summary, here’s a visionary who gambled all and choose, in good faith, the overall good, though again understandably human. His passionate eloquence also illustrates for me, the power of words to invite people to dream and actually make people believe dreams can come true.

Sources
The trouble with Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs speaks out