When Steve Jobs said Microsoft had "no taste" to Bill Gates during an interview, I think one aspect of that is that Jobs had high EQ as well as high IQ. Jobs understood how people felt about products. Microsoft doesn't. When I worked at Microsoft I don't remember any conversations about how people would feel about a feature. That was awhile ago, but it looks like nothing has changed.
I think it's beyond the point when M$ makes "IQ choices" that are invasive. It's not a feeling, it's borderline rights violation, if not explicitly waived by EULA.
> I think one aspect of that is that Jobs had high EQ as well as high IQ.
Doubt. Jobs was a deadbeat dad for many years, refused to acknowledge his daughter or even admit that he named a computer after her, treated employees and cofounders like crap, etc. I think Jobs had a very low EQ, perhaps even a sociopath. He was just lucky, shrewd, and ruthless. Accounts of his last days indicate that even he regretted his behavior.
I was speaking to what Steve Jobs had that made him successful, not to his messy behvior and personal life. A lot of great artists were borderline or full on terrible people. We still appreciate their art.
Even professionally he doesn't seem "high EQ" to me. Often taking undeserved credit and shoving coworkers under buses when it was unnecessary, just for his own greed and ego. He may have even been emotionally manipulative.
> A lot of great artists were borderline or full on terrible people. We still appreciate their art.
Speak for yourself. Whenever I learn that an artist is a monster, I think appreciate their work much less. Thankfully much of Apple's success is due to the work of hundreds and thousands of others, not solely this "great man" whose worshipped among the faithful.
Steve Jobs led teams to innovate in several industries, such as computing, music distribution, film making, mobile computing etc... I don't worship him or Elon Musk but I recognize their talents. To do less would be to deprive myself of learning from their good qualities. I would like to emulate those. Of course I would trust myself to implement them in a better way that doesn't hurt other people.
What do you think made a wealthy person be a 'deadbeat dad' and not want to acknowledge the child?
Wondering you can imagine a scenario you'd be ok with.
I for one know of a guy that was told by his gf she was on birth control. Turns out she purposely wasn't so that that she could have a baby with him. This isn't someone's guess. This was told to my sister by her best friend.
Even if my GF lied and got pregnant then I wouldn't string her and the kid along for years, and put off a paternity test until just before I strike it filthy rich.
I like how the people that downvote don't even reply. Apparently no matter what a woman does, what she lies about, what kind of fraud she commits, you must line up and be an accepting father due to her criminal acts.
