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Memoir by Steve Jobs’ eldest daughter describes ways he was cruel to her (2018)

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Re: Memoir by Steve Jobs’ eldest daughter describes ways he was cruel to her (2018)

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When someone is long dead, what is the point in one-sided accusations about their character?

depends on their legacy. If a a policy maker died but still has bills and laws in flight, it's an easy way to kill those. As well as any proteges that were running for office.

Re: Memoir by Steve Jobs’ eldest daughter describes ways he was cruel to her (2018)

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When someone is long dead, what is the point in one-sided accusations about their character?

To make sure history doesn't only remember the good things like their accomplishments. He was often really mean in person, that's pretty clear from his biography (and I also heard from some people who met him). Seeing him remembered as a tech saint is weird then.

I'm glad I never worked for Apple while he was there. Though I have unfortunately worked for someone with very similar traits.

Even though he is dead and can no longer improve himself, people will use him as a role model and idolize all the bad stuff too.

Re: Memoir by Steve Jobs’ eldest daughter describes ways he was cruel to her (2018)

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post #4

it seems quaint to dunk on Jobs now...he seems like a saint in comparison, in light of Mao Zedong-style mass-murder-by-policy from the current crop of tech industry CEOs.

Do we have mass murdering CEOs now? What did I miss?

Re: Memoir by Steve Jobs’ eldest daughter describes ways he was cruel to her (2018)

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When someone is long dead, what is the point in one-sided accusations about their character?

The article made a lot of sense in 2018. If I was Lisa I would want my story to be heard. And so in turn I empathize and want to hear her story.

I’m not sure why it is being reposted in 2026, though.

Re: Memoir by Steve Jobs’ eldest daughter describes ways he was cruel to her (2018)

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post #4

it seems quaint to dunk on Jobs now...he seems like a saint in comparison, in light of Mao Zedong-style mass-murder-by-policy from the current crop of tech industry CEOs.

Jobs was a terrible person on a personal level, all the other tech CEOs are terrible people on a societal level.
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