<story><title>Memories of Steve</title><url>http://donmelton.com/2014/04/10/memories-of-steve/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>13hours</author><text>I sort of find it a little sad that very talented people have this god like image of someone like Steve.  Without them he would have been nothing, but still he gets all the glory and fear, and they get little respect.</text></item><item><author>general_failure</author><text>It looks like some people like Steve are charismatic enough to get the complete devotion of very talented people. It&amp;#x27;s a great personality trait to have and pretty much guarantees success. We all know geniuses in our everyday life like Wozniak, Bob, cook. But how many of us can  get these guys be terrified of us, make them change their lives for our visin and make them give us their complete attention... That&amp;#x27;s the beauty of Steve. Despite flaws in his character, people seem to be feel previliged working for him.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jwr</author><text>You are generalizing, incorrectly. Many people (including myself) are quite aware of Steve&amp;#x27;s flaws, and yet appreciate the fact that in the end he Got Things Done and achieved impressive things.&lt;p&gt;Admiring or having respect for someone does not necessarily imply you&amp;#x27;re having a &amp;quot;god-like image&amp;quot; of the person, or that you&amp;#x27;re unconditionally accepting everything the person has done.</text></comment>
<story><title>Memories of Steve</title><url>http://donmelton.com/2014/04/10/memories-of-steve/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>13hours</author><text>I sort of find it a little sad that very talented people have this god like image of someone like Steve.  Without them he would have been nothing, but still he gets all the glory and fear, and they get little respect.</text></item><item><author>general_failure</author><text>It looks like some people like Steve are charismatic enough to get the complete devotion of very talented people. It&amp;#x27;s a great personality trait to have and pretty much guarantees success. We all know geniuses in our everyday life like Wozniak, Bob, cook. But how many of us can  get these guys be terrified of us, make them change their lives for our visin and make them give us their complete attention... That&amp;#x27;s the beauty of Steve. Despite flaws in his character, people seem to be feel previliged working for him.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>vacri</author><text>The part of the cult of personality I find most fascinating is the attributions of Apple&amp;#x27;s successes to Jobs personally, but Apple&amp;#x27;s failures were attributed to the relevant teams, who &amp;#x27;let Jobs down&amp;#x27;.</text></comment>