10-09-2011, 01:43 AM
Today a friend told me that her dad, an accountant, was very upset about the news of Steve Jobs' passing. Its amazing how many people care so deeply.
As a professional nerd with an art background I feel like I have a particular claim to identifying with Steve Jobs. Lately my bad days at work are because I'm trying to make something Great (in the Steve Jobs sense) and for one reason or another the project falls short. For me, he represents a set of values. I think most people are only indirectly aware of that, and just know that their iPhone/iPad/Mac delights them. Yet this alone touches people deeply.
As a professional nerd with an art background I feel like I have a particular claim to identifying with Steve Jobs. Lately my bad days at work are because I'm trying to make something Great (in the Steve Jobs sense) and for one reason or another the project falls short. For me, he represents a set of values. I think most people are only indirectly aware of that, and just know that their iPhone/iPad/Mac delights them. Yet this alone touches people deeply.