Let’s Stop Worshipping Steve Jobs and People like Him
We have to get better at separating fact from fiction
In death, we have a habit of lionizing people even beyond the point we did when they walked among the living. Right now, the likes of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are being dragged all over the internet for their narcissistic behavior.
While one consistently damages the reputation of his brand by spouting nonsense on social media, the other is standing by while his platform allows disinformation all over the world. Some of that disinformation has led to literal bloodshed, in multiple countries.
Unfortunately, when either one of these men passes away, we will rewrite history to celebrate them in a way they likely don’t deserve. Of course, right now, there are plenty of people who worship them despite the chaos they’ve created in the world.
That’s precisely what we’ve done with Steve Jobs. Well, to an extent.
Being Steve Jobs
There’s a lot to get excited about. The biological son of an immigrant and adopted at birth, Jobs rose to prominence after starting his business in a garage. It sounds like one of those ‘American Dream’ stories.
