So long Steve ..

[Tony Hardie-Bick]

On 07/10/11 11:09, Jay Vaughan wrote:
> Sometimes you have to be an asshole to get good things done.  Thats what I've
> learned from many people, including Steve Jobs.  I don't think it excuses his
> tyrannical ranting and vitriolic bluster sessions in the slightest - but some
> of what was involved in that energy definitely resulted in good things
> getting done for us all.  If he hadn't pointed out the difference between a
> square button and a round one, the sublime group complacency for mediocrity
> would have been more of a norm than it is today.  Inject a little poison,
> make the body stronger, but don't kill it.

To avoid mediocrity, one must work like a demon, and actively oppose the many 
voices that oppose originality.

"Great Spirits always encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds"

- Albert One Pint