Religions start with a concept of something supernatural, usually a god or a goddess, or some kind of spirit being. This is why Buddhism is not considered a religion in its original form as a technique of enlightenment.
Steve Jobs was a realist. There is no need for supernatural explanation to attempt to interpret him or his philosophy.
Quite different when disciples of a prophet representing an absent supernatural Being are arguing about how they are supposed to best serve the Being.
Interesting, personally I think Job's willingness to allow Isaacson, a serious biographer, the access he needed and on the terms he needed, only helps to improve my assessment of him as a major historical figure.
Oliver Cromwell told the artist to paint him 'warts and all' and I think this is how Isaacson approached his excellent and comprehensive account of a very remarkable man who is not diminished for his being real, fallible and at times difficult.
Not sure if I need to read another Jobs bio after that one, particularly if it ends up as a revisionist account.
Interesting, personally I think Job's willingness to allow Isaacson, a serious biographer, the access he needed and on the terms he needed, only helps to improve my assessment of him as a major historical figure.
Oliver Cromwell told the artist to paint him 'warts and all' and I think this is how Isaacson approached his excellent and comprehensive account of a very remarkable man who is not diminished for his being real, fallible and at times difficult.
Not sure if I need to read another Jobs bio after that one, particularly if it ends up as a revisionist account.
Sounds like you don't want to see a dimension that Isaacson might have missed. And when it comes to Apple, he has shown himself to be flatly two-dimensional. May have been true about his view of Jobs as well. It was a workmanlike bio, and timely, but lacking a lot of nuance.
I'm looking forward to reading the book. There is no doubt that Jobs was a complicated individual.
I really didn't think Isaacsson's book was all that uncomplimentary. I found a comment recently that a colleague said that Steve was "never an asshole." Well, that term sure has a lot of subjectivity. IIRC, Steve never put plates on his car and parked across multiple parking spots, including handicapped sport long before he was disabled. I can see someone thinking such behavior makes someone an asshole.
I'm looking forward to reading the book. There is no doubt that Jobs was a complicated individual.
I really didn't think Isaacsson's book was all that uncomplimentary. I found a comment recently that a colleague said that Steve was "never an asshole." Well, that term sure has a lot of subjectivity. IIRC, Steve never put plates on his car and parked across multiple parking spots, including handicapped sport long before he was disabled. I can see someone thinking such behavior makes someone an asshole.
The handicapped space quote always makes me wonder.
Did anyone who was at Apple who actually used these spaces ever get inconvenienced by Jobs? Maybe no-one used them, which Jobs would know, so he decided to park there.
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Sorry that you, of all people, bit.
Religions start with a concept of something supernatural, usually a god or a goddess, or some kind of spirit being. This is why Buddhism is not considered a religion in its original form as a technique of enlightenment.
Steve Jobs was a realist. There is no need for supernatural explanation to attempt to interpret him or his philosophy.
Quite different when disciples of a prophet representing an absent supernatural Being are arguing about how they are supposed to best serve the Being.
Agreed. I was being "perverse."
I might have known . . . : )
Oliver Cromwell told the artist to paint him 'warts and all' and I think this is how Isaacson approached his excellent and comprehensive account of a very remarkable man who is not diminished for his being real, fallible and at times difficult.
Not sure if I need to read another Jobs bio after that one, particularly if it ends up as a revisionist account.
Fair dos.
I guess there's nothing more to be said on the matter.
Sounds like you don't want to see a dimension that Isaacson might have missed. And when it comes to Apple, he has shown himself to be flatly two-dimensional. May have been true about his view of Jobs as well. It was a workmanlike bio, and timely, but lacking a lot of nuance.
I'm looking forward to reading the book. There is no doubt that Jobs was a complicated individual.
I really didn't think Isaacsson's book was all that uncomplimentary. I found a comment recently that a colleague said that Steve was "never an asshole." Well, that term sure has a lot of subjectivity. IIRC, Steve never put plates on his car and parked across multiple parking spots, including handicapped sport long before he was disabled. I can see someone thinking such behavior makes someone an asshole.
The handicapped space quote always makes me wonder.
Did anyone who was at Apple who actually used these spaces ever get inconvenienced by Jobs? Maybe no-one used them, which Jobs would know, so he decided to park there.