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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 50 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Compare them to Steve Jobs or Warren Buffett, who actually knew what they were doing.

Steve Jobs, the man who thought he could beat pancreatic cancer with a juice cleanse?

[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The guy who wanted to build fanless computers. Forcing designers to turn down the fans on laptops, having them cook but silent.

Yeah, that guy was a true genius. /s

He was great with words though.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

The Apple Silicon machines are fucking awesome though, and most of them are fanless. Even the ones that do have them, you have to do some pretty special shit to make them turn on.

I hope the Linux world gets proper ARM machines some day too, but for the time being, the Apple machines are like a full generation ahead.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 7 points 5 months ago

I mean, Jobs was long dead by the time Apple Silicon came along.

[–] Starkstruck@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Well, being super smart in one field doesn't necessarily mean you have common sense. You could be the greatest physicist in the world but still think lizard people control everything.

[–] IHawkMike@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

TBF Woz was the brains behind Apple. Jobs was just a good salesperson.

[–] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 7 points 5 months ago

Jobs was good at getting the right people together.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So maybe Woz would get rich again? There have to be a few others…

[–] Gorbash@lemmy.today 15 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I don't think Woz would. He had the opportunity but realised he had more than enough to last his whole life, so noped out of there to play pinball and watch his children grow up.

He really is the smart one.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 5 months ago

Woz really was the friend that Jobs didn't deserve.

[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

This goes along with a thing I like to say: Being rich doesn't make one an asshole. It takes an asshole to become rich.

[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Except Elon is stupid in all fields.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago

He's great at hustling though.