This story shows that hubris is not a gender specific trait, by all involved, but especially those so willing to lay blame for all the world's ills at the feet of men, especially media so thirsty to prove that replacing men with women will change the way the world works. Surprise! A system based on image, networking and cronyism rather than evidenced-based, gender-neutral merit yields an all-to-predictable, oft-repeated result that women too can be greedy, unethical and disappointing. Lesson learned?
This story shows that hubris is not a gender specific trait, by all involved, but especially those so willing to lay blame for all the world's ills at the feet of men, especially media so thirsty to prove that replacing men with women will change the way the world works. Surprise! A system based on image, networking and cronyism rather than evidenced-based, gender-neutral merit yields an all-to-predictable, oft-repeated result that women too can be greedy, unethical and disappointing. Lesson learned?
Indeed, misandrists are the new misogynists… …but with softer hands.
To understand Steve Jobs, one has to understand the Aspergian brain. The one that Hans Asperger described as his "Little Professors" -- Aspergians tend to think through things on their own instead of accepting conventional wisdom, convention and authority. And, the core of that is to start from the inside (the product) and let everything else evolve from there.
For example: Steve is commonly described as a masterful presenter. He wasn't. If you gave him a Walkman to present he would have fallen flat. But instead, he started from a great product that he was immensely proud of -- and his presentation evolved from that base. The presentation was genuine because it grew out of genuine pride in a genuine product. It was all completely genuine.
It's hard to truly understand Jobs without understanding Asperger's. It's even harder to emulate him. And, any attempt is like putting on a Steve Job's costume at Halloween.
Agree with the overall gist of your post. However, I do think that the Walkman was a revolutionary product and if he were introducing it, Steve would have knocked it out of the (Apple) park!
To understand Steve Jobs, one has to understand the Aspergian brain. The one that Hans Asperger described as his "Little Professors" -- Aspergians tend to think through things on their own instead of accepting conventional wisdom, convention and authority. And, the core of that is to start from the inside (the product) and let everything else evolve from there.
For example: Steve is commonly described as a masterful presenter. He wasn't. If you gave him a Walkman to present he would have fallen flat. But instead, he started from a great product that he was immensely proud of -- and his presentation evolved from that base. The presentation was genuine because it grew out of genuine pride in a genuine product. It was all completely genuine.
It's hard to truly understand Jobs without understanding Asperger's. It's even harder to emulate him. And, any attempt is like putting on a Steve Job's costume at Halloween.
Agree with the overall gist of your post. However, I do think that the Walkman was a revolutionary product and if he were introducing it, Steve would have knocked it out of the (Apple) park!
Yeh, the Walkman WAS a revolutionary product. But, being revolutionary was not enough. Tang was a revolutionary product.
Steve went beyond revolutionary to paying attention to the tiniest detail all the way down to signing the inside of the case of the original Mac. A Steve product was quality through and through. And, he said it best: "We don't ship junk".
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…but with softer hands.
Agree with the overall gist of your post. However, I do think that the Walkman was a revolutionary product and if he were introducing it, Steve would have knocked it out of the (Apple) park!
Steve went beyond revolutionary to paying attention to the tiniest detail all the way down to signing the inside of the case of the original Mac. A Steve product was quality through and through. And, he said it best: "We don't ship junk".