On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote:
> Morgan, Rothschild, Rockefeller? wouldn't "Murdoch" -- or something > else, such as "corporate" -- be a better term to speak to folks > outside of the self-defined left? or how about the "Steve Jobs press"? > they treat him like a demigod, even though he was an > anti-philanthropist and a tax-evader. > The universal adoration of Steve Jobs is a sociological phenomenon worth thinking about in some detail. His appeal to the Ayn Rand set is obvious enough, but even Occupy Wall Street protesters held candle-light vigils on his death. Why? Clearly he represents the meritocratic ideal, the good capitalist, the anti-thesis of the corrupt, crony-capitalists represented by Goldman Sachs. But is there something more? Personal charisma? A compelling story as a comeback-kid? In my experience there is a strongly and widely shared libertarian streak among the Silicon Valley techie crowd. Are there any good studies of this? -raghu.
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