What's the big deal about Steve Jobs?
I understand why his friends and family are sad; it's always hard to lose someone close to you.
I understand why my Mac-head friends are sad; when famous people I'm a fan of die, I tend to be pretty devastated.
But a friend of my dad's posted something on Facebook about how he was mourning the loss of Steve Jobs, but preceded his comment with "I've never used one of his products, but..."
Okay, then why the fuck do you care? I also have never used his products. And I don't mourn his passing, either. I'll leave the grief to the people to whom the guy actually mattered.
Also, my friend told me that he'd had cancer for a long time, so I can't imagine this was all that surprising (it was surprising to me, but I didn't know 'til yesterday that he had cancer), especially when you take into account the fact that he stepped down from his CEO job recently. Sounds like he knew it was coming.
I saw a headline today that said something about "What's Apple going to do now without Steve Jobs?" Ummm, he already quit. If it was worth worrying about at all (which, if you don't work for Apple, it isn't), it was worth worrying about before he died. They should have already had it figured out by now.
I know I sound heartless but I feel like people are making far too big a deal of it. Everyone is acting like he changed the world and touched us all, but I don't see how. I don't think he affected my life much, other than my intense hatred for Mac commercials and my subsequent distaste for Justin Long and John Hodgeman. And I don't think I can blame Steve Jobs for that; that sounds more like I have advertising executives to blame.
So, to my Mac-head friends and to the people who actually knew Steve Jobs personally, I'm sorry for your loss. I really am.
To the rest of you, get over it. You only think you're sad 'cause you recognize his name.
Be seeing you.
-Sally
