Submitted guest blogToday,
Apple held its final
Macworld presentation and for the first time in over a decade, without
Steve Jobs (the guy who helped design the iPod & iPhone), their CEO. (Picture on the top is from a few years ago, bottom pic is from this past September)
Why wasn’t he there, well because he’s suffering from a hormone disorder that has been making him lose weight at a rapid pace.
The worst part about his ordeal is how people 1)
presumed he was dead and 2) wouldn’t leave him alone about his health.
I mean the guy is seriously sick but people have the nerve to continue questioning his existence.
The rumors were so bad, he had to write a
personal letter to the media and Apple fans, just to reassure them he’s not dead. What kind of sick world do we live in?
When dealing with health, the right thing to do is leave the person and their family alone no? So why is everyone bothering the crap out of Steve Job.
I’m surprised he wasn’t pissed about the whole thing because honestly, if people kept prying about my health, I would definitely be pissed.
You can pry about my personal life and what I do at work, but when it comes to my health, that’s the one thing that doesn’t fly.
If you were in Steve Jobs' position, how would you react to reports that you were either dead or already dying? Is personal health the one thing you wouldn't want people to pry about? If not, then what?
Comments (12)
It would be depressing to me, if I were him. It would make me wonder about death and when I was going to die.
I'd also be really annoyed. Obviously, I'm alive.
He shouldn't have to write a letter saying he's alive ffs.
It's so sad. I mean, since he is an important public figure he should update the media with some information about his condition. He doesn't have to give any personal details, but an affirmative that he's still alive is always a good thing. At the same time, since he is a public figure we would know if he died. It's tough.
One's personal health is none of anybody's business period. Does Steve Jobs not deserve to get sick? He is a human being like the rest of us, only we have tended to forget that since he's the CEO of Apple and has invented marvelous things. Okay, fine. I can see if I were an avid fan of his where I would be concerned. I would be concerned too if I were keeping up with his activities to some appropriate extent if all of a sudden he practically dropped off the face of the planet. I'm not necessarily throwing out there to the whole world about my health problems past and current.
So the guy hasn't been in the spotlight as of late, big deal. He'll be back and if he isn't, oh well. Perhaps, for all we know, he took a vacation!
Ugh. Polite would be wishing him well, people cross the line the second they wonder when he's going to die.
If I were the CEO of a major, publicly-traded company, I would do just as Steve Jobs did - reassure people that I'm okay. I would do so because I understood that my mere existence could have a serious effect on my company's stock market value and, hence, the economic well-being of many other people.
I understand what you're getting at. People tend towards the morbid and are nosy beyond belief. In the case of Steve Jobs, however, there ARE real reasons why people want and even need to know about his health and well-being.
Hell, people are almost definitely betting (trading) upon the likelihood of his death.
@tsbb@xanga - yeah totally understand what you're saying. People need to leave the man alone. The fact his presence relies so much on the company's success is amazing
I guess I'd do what he done, at the most. I don't think it is any of their business to begin with, plus if they were actually interested in his well-being they could have checked out the news.
People and press always over react when a public figure changes in a minute way or goes out of the public eye for a short time, i remember the "Paul McCartney is dead" headlines .
I had no idea he was off the radar, but had I known, or had I seen pictures of him, I would have been joining that morbid curiosity. Not in a mean-spirited way, but because a) I'm a compassionate person and b) I like staying up to date on what health issues should be keeping me awake at night.
I think it's a graceful thing to do to interpret the prying as concern, and it was right of him to release a statement.
i would be pissed off too. i mean you think bothering Steve Jobs is going to help anything?
Since his existence affects a lot of people, I think someone in his position should at least let people know what's going on. It doesn't have to be really specific; it just needs to reassure people that he's still alive and that he's taking care of himself.
Personally, if I saw my obituary in the paper, I'd be rather amused. I mean, shouldn't I know if I was dead?
if it were me id laugh about it :)