On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Sriram ET. <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanks! What role does charisma play in the "mourning" of these pivotal >> people, by larger number of those who appreciate their skills and >> contributions? Certainly, in the death of people like Princess Diana, or >> Elvis, charisma played a very large part. >> > > Apart from charisma, passing away at one's peak makes a huge difference, > methinks. Ritchie"s passing is saddening but in the sense of Pataudi's > passing away. If something were to happen to Linus now...
In that sense, dmr's influence is complete -- I wouldn't have the career I have without his work but I wouldn't have expected anything world changing from him if he'd lived longer. If Jobs hadn't died I wouldn't have been surprised if he orchestrated the creation of another industry-disrupting product or technology. -- b
