What It Means to Lose Steve Jobs
As major companies, movie studios and politicians lose their pioneering, risk taking balls in the mire of focus groups, meddling middle management and pathetic indecision. As Banana Republic introduces yet another homogenized clothing line in their relentless attempt to make the public look like a TV show. And as bastard patent trolls stifle innovation. We had Steve Jobs.
I am sad to see him go, but I am encouraged by the extraordinary response to his passing. Maybe we all relied on him a little too much to be the constant beacon of the maverick, rebellious, pioneering spirit that is the hallmark of this country. Maybe now we can see that we should all embrace that spirit a little bit more.
Steve Jobs will always be a hero. Everything that Apple and Pixar will continue to create will have its foundations in Steve Jobs’ vision for a better world. I defy the naysayers. Apple will continue doing life changing things.
Much of what we see on this site has a lot to do with Jobs’ egalitarian notion that everyone should have the tools with a simple entry point to try their hand at creating something great. I think that’s what I love the most about Steve Jobs. He believed that everyone should be be empowered to have their chance at changing the world, just like he did.
