To know a man well is to be a close friend, a lover, a wife, a son, a daughter, a business partner, a witness to his life, a buyer, a supporter, a reader of all the books written, of all the docs, films, a Mom, a Dad, a brother, a sister, an everyone close to him and a good judge.
I know nothing about Steve Jobs except from Apple's products, the films, the docs, the writings, the readings, the videos (youtube), the what they said from his friends and enemies, from the people who frequented him and had some close encounters with him, in restaurants, bars, discos, homes, from the business deals, from all his legacy with people and the companies... I know no more about Steve Jobs than his own people who worked closely with and for him. I know nothing about where his products were manufactured and by who and in what working conditions and for how much (they were getting paid). Apple is big money business and has millions of fervent customers all over the world who know less than what they have read or not about all aspects of his life and his friends and enemies and his drive and his health and who contributed who was encouraging who was deceived and who benefited the most and who was exploited the most. I know nothing about Steve Jobs and even if I would have talk to him and deal with him somehow in some sort of exchanges.
I know nothing about a man and what soul he has and what makes him tick. What I know is mainly the numerous accounts and the world as it is today because of his associations and transactions and the entire organization and the rest is history for time infinity.
I know nothing about Steve Jobs...his good and bad sides and how he saw himself from the time he was born to the time he died and all the people all around him and how he lived and how he was treated and how he treated others; friends, acquaintances, people who served him, how he served others, his family, cousins, uncles, aunts, others, pets, in how he reacted to emotional distress and comfort. All I know is less than what others know and more than the rest equally.
How can we define a man? But first which man, the businessman, the planner, the rectifier, the servant, the leader, the builder, the man of the people, the man of Apple, the real life man with everyone? What is the real value in a man; his accomplishments, his friends, his enemies, his financial empire, his drive, his contributions to the world?
Yep, I know some about Steve Jobs; I've seen the products, talked to some of his customers, watched some of his videos, watched few docs and films, read articles and book's passages and more...including the film above. And that film showed his assistant playing a very large role in his business life, plus some very close friends and family members not living in a happy paradise, and for many many reasons. Who was more crazy, him, or everyone else?
It don't matter, his empire is a testament of all the revelations and struggles. On the surface we live in a much more computerized world because people like Steve Jobs, and for the better. Beneath the surface, it's all what we make of it from what we know, and don't.
Me, I enjoyed that film's perspective; I was entertained and informed from one movie director's point of view...one more in my arsenal of "What do I know about Steve Jobs?"
The guy was brilliant, the guy was a pain in the butt, to some. I never met him but some here have.
If they want to talk about it in relation to the film just above; that's what films are all about...learning more, entertainment, added value, extra knowledge, history education, higher vision and more expanded side ways.
