Re:Steve Jobs speaks out about his health
by thras on Monday January 05, 2009 @12:43PM
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I think that there is no way to explain this fully without invoking "the Cult of Mac." A lot of people see Steve Jobs as a visionary and important to the development of a number of products that they care deeply about. Very deeply. I don't know another consumer product like it.
Further, Jobs is wasting away in front of everyone's eyes. That makes wonderful press, just like the opposite tends to do: CNN tells me that Oprah has gained her weight back.
I guess I don't really judge anybody for being curious. I certainly don't judge Jobs for being jealous of his privacy. It's a human tragedy and one that we'll all face one day ourselves (those of us who aren't lucky enough to have our heart give out unexpectedly while on top of a 17-year-old mistress in a seedy hotel that is). Man is mortal and all our works perish.
Further, Jobs is wasting away in front of everyone's eyes. That makes wonderful press, just like the opposite tends to do: CNN tells me that Oprah has gained her weight back.
I guess I don't really judge anybody for being curious. I certainly don't judge Jobs for being jealous of his privacy. It's a human tragedy and one that we'll all face one day ourselves (those of us who aren't lucky enough to have our heart give out unexpectedly while on top of a 17-year-old mistress in a seedy hotel that is). Man is mortal and all our works perish.