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RIP, Steve
The world sure could use more original problem solvers like Steve Jobs.
Passing of an era. He was a giant.
Unfortunately, he was not a very kind or good person.
My take is that he was mostly good at marketing. Frankly, I wouldn't want to emulate either him or Gates.
But whoever wants to worship him may do so.
Condolences to Apple stock holders. RIP to my father who was denied a liver transplant. You see, they don't give new livers to people with any type of cancer. Nonetheless Jobs got one to replace his failing liver even though his pancreas was cancerous. Well now you know why they don't transplant on the cancer stricken. But if you have the money you can buy a good liver and swap it for a failing one to prolong your life two years even though the rest of you is cancer ridden and fuck the dying non-cancer stricken who need a liver and are on a long waiting list. I'll always remember you Steve Jobs and the doctors who did it.
I don't begrudge anybody doing what they have to do to survive for as long as possible. I'd take your father's liver too, if that's what I needed to do.
I am a bit surprised at your comment.
You wouldn't be able to get his liver--that's the whole point. Unless you are some big shit with big money. As an average Joe they'd put you on a long waiting list, but the likes of Steve Jobs or Larry Hagman-who's liver was cirrhotic due to heavy drinking( up to four bottles of champagne daily on the set of Dallas)-could just cut in line. They're not supposed to do liver transplants on anyone who gets cirrhosis from alcoholism either. It is morally and ethically repugnant for doctors to to grant certain people extra privileges at the expense of others.
We rile against the assholes in TEPCO's upper management and how Japan's elite get away with practically murder, yet look at how many people in the US are mourning Jobs without realizing his abuse of the medical system due to his elitism. We delude ourselves into thinking we are not the same type of sheeple we think the average Japanese citizen is.
@4:53 AM, you would take it and still die.
But I have found that while I hate them while they're alive, I develop a strange compassion with some of those folks after they die. In Jobs case, he was born unwanted, never even had a cup of coffee with his father, he denied his own child, had rage attacks at his employees and died in great pain in spite of the new liver. Not a happy life overall, except for the money.
And now what? All the money and the pretense serve him nothing.
"Not a happy life overall, except for the money."
I think you haven't paid attention. Wishful thinking?
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Jobs received the liver from a young man who died in an accident. How that works in your crappy health care system I don't know, but having a big wallet is probably necessary to get decent treatment in the US. You can probably buy a health care plan that covers anything. What do you expect he should have done, choose to die and forego the option? Idiotic.
I guess it's just a small step to outright buying organs then.
"Before legislation passed in 1994, India had a successful legal market in organ trading. Low cost and availability brought in business from around the globe and transformed India into one of the largest kidney transplant centers in the world.[3] Several problems began surfacing during the period of legal organ trade in India. In some cases patients were unaware a kidney transplant procedure even took place.[4] Other problems included patients being promised an amount much higher than what was actually paid out.[5] Ethical issues surrounding contribution donating pushed the Indian government to pass legislation banning the sale of organs.[6]
The sale of organs was legal in the Philippines until a ban took effect in March 2008.[7]
In China, organs are often procured from executed prisoners. Nicholas Bequelin, a researcher for Human Rights Watch, estimated that 90 percent of organs from China are from deceased prisoners.[8] China still suffers a shortage of organs for transplant even with more lax regulation. The Chinese government, after receiving severe scrutiny from the rest of the world,[9] has passed legislation ending the legal sale of organs. However, no legislation currently prohibits the collection of organs from deceased inmates who sign agreements before execution.
In Iran the practice of selling one's kidney for profit is legal. Iran currently has no wait lists for Kidney transplantation.[10] Kidney sales are legal and regulated. The Charity Association for the Support of Kidney Patients (CASKP) and the Charity Foundation for Special Diseases (CFSD) control the trade of organs with the support of the government. The organizations match donors to recipients, setting up tests to ensure compatibility. The amounts paid to the donor vary in Iran but the average figures are $1200 for kidney donation.[11] Employment opportunities are also offered in some cases."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_trade
@anon 7:47 AM,
I live in the US and I hate it, frankly. In Europe I always had full health care. In the US, never, in spite of Ivy League degrees and all that fancy stuff.
But even if I had health care, I would not go for a liver transfer. I don't like western European "chop until you drop" medicine.
I should clarify that we are also on the same page about unequal access and I also fume with rage that the rich get preferential treatment.
But I remain with my initial statement: Jobs did not have a happy life. He was a bully and a bad father. I am happy I never had to deal with him.
Whatever on his private life. He left this world in much better shape. I suppose his drive to make that happen was partly fueled by the difficulties in his too-brief life. He also left behind a wife and four kids, and some 89,000 Apple employees. Don't be too harsh on his personal failures. They are not what will be remembered in the many long years ahead.
Nice censorship , how amerikan of you !
@anon at 2:18PM, you must be the one with the message with many f-words. I found it in Google's automatic SPAM filter. Please forward your complaint to the 2 very amerikan Google founders.
Some iHeadlines...
Apple audit finds 17 key labor violations by foreign suppliers
Apple admits using child labour
Apple Admits Child Labor & Sweatshops
Apple Promises to Investigate 'Slave Labor' Accusations
Apple Reports Discovery of Child Workers In Their Factories
Despite all the bad (he was human, not Jesus), Steve Jobs changed the world for the better---and that's an understatement!
There will probably never be another pirate as smart and successful as Steve Jobs.
Ahoy mate and rest in peace.
ok, one can clearly say that nuclear reactor generated power has changed the world for the better too. or has it? steve jobs worshipers are just as blind as pro nukes.
What's so great about a guy that repackaged and marketed spiffy versions of gadgets based on old technology thought up by others?
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