Idolize Bill Gates, Not Steve Jobs
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Idolize Bill Gates, Not Steve Jobs
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Re: Idolize Bill Gates, Not Steve Jobs
#2I wouldn't idolize either of them. Idolatry seems like a bad idea. How about just reading about their lives and seeing what makes sense for you to copy for your life?
As one Zen teacher puts it: "there are no enlightened beings, only enlightened actions". So do the actions and ignore the beings.
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#3Great example of where I wish I had a downvote button. This article is fluff linkbait, but it is also on topic.
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#4"As much as I love Apple, Inc, I would happily give up my iPhone to put food on the plates of starving children."
No you wouldn't. If that were true, you would have already done it.
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#5I wouldn't idolize Bill Gates either -- while his recent activities are more charitable than Jobs, he led Microsoft through some less-than-charitable activities. I worked for Sybase which, initially partnered with Microsoft, but which later Bill Gates had targeted, much like Jobs and the Android.
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#6Clearly there is a lot to admire in the life and careers of both men. I don't think this is an either-or situation.
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#7They both contributed to humanity in different ways.
They don't need to be one better than the other.
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#8"As much as I love Apple, Inc, I would happily give up my iPhone to put food on the plates of starving children." No you wouldn't. If that were true, you would have already done it.
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#9The problem with idolizing Bill Gates was stated most elegantly by PG: "no startup can be the next Microsoft unless some other company is prepared to bend over at just the right moment and be the next IBM[...]Microsoft is a bad data point." There is much to be admired in what Bill Gates has done with his wealth (and little to be admired in Steve Jobs by the same criteria). But if you're looking for an idol in the context if building a tech company, Steve Jobs seems like the way to go.
I guess the important thing, then, is to have different people guide different parts of your life. No one was good at everything; pick and choose their good sides.
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#10"As much as I love Apple, Inc, I would happily give up my iPhone to put food on the plates of starving children." No you wouldn't. If that were true, you would have already done it.
hmm, i think what people mean when they say this is:
i would gladly trade the system which produces iphones for one which puts food on the plates of otherwise starving children
there's a mismatch between the narrow "my iphone" and the broad "plates of starving children"