On 11/10/11 15:43, raghu wrote:
> I happen to agree with you that without Jobs, Apple as we know it does > bot exist. Without a Wozniak it probably still would. > > And consequently I agree with you that a Steve Jobs poses a problem > for the standard leftist critique of the enterpreneurial system. As > far as I can tell, he really is a real-world example of a Ayn Randian > hero. > > My own response to this is that Jobs is something of an exception. For > every creative genius like Steve Jobs who arguably really "earned" his > billions, there are a dozen vulgar mediocrities like Steve Schwarzman > or Donald Trump who plainly didn't do anything good for the world to > earn their fortunes. I just entirely fail to understand how he has made the world any better?!?!?!?! For squeezing more hardware into a smaller place? For designing tools for the oxymoronically labelled creative industries? For creating the most addictive and alienating telephone ever, that only due to some touchscreen design - giving neoliberal subjects a virtual magic wand experience - manages to sell, despite being larger, heavier and have significantly less battery time than "conventional" mobile phone design had already achieved? I just don't get it - a whole generation is tech-wanking in public, their partners are frustrated they never see their eyes, the evil bastard who "created" it all is celebrated like a hero, meanwhile everybody's brains (not to mention animals and trees) are frying in the microwaves it all needs to function. Jesus Christ, is what I am thinking, for how long shall we have a Steve Jobs Day, before people wake up and subvert it like is happening to Columbus Day..... If Apple is a wealth creator, then so is Star Oil and Halliburton. Pigs are cows and war is peace. Yes, bring back Paris Hilton! m _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
