If you're sad that Steve Jobs died, you're the asshole.
Tonight I saw so much of this crap on my shitty Facebook
Serious with this stuff? Sad? Heartbroken? Miss you? You're going to miss Steve Jobs?
You never even knew him. He was just an idea to you, he may as well have been the Easter bunny. Think about your relationship with the guy - he invented concepts behind gadgets you use. And.. that's it. How is that grounds for sadness?
The only way his death effects you is that your gadgets might not be as awesome now. That's the only thing you have to be sad about... but you're not sad.. you just throw around a bunch of empty condolences every time someone famous dies.
Granted, Apple stuff is pretty sweet. I am not dogging Steve or what he did. He was definitely a badass. This is about you, not him. And it's not like the power of his soul is divied up among all the people who exhibit compassion for his death.
Do you have any idea who invented the microwave? If I told you that the guy who was pivotal in inventing the microwave died today, would you have the same "oh I gotta say something about this on Facebook" reaction? Would you post "RIP MICROWAVE GUY" all over Facebook? No, you wouldn't.. You wouldn't give a shit.
Steve Jobs' death is a social thing for you. It's an easy-out way for you to reinforce your identity as a socially aware and caring individual. "OMG, a famous guy died, I SO SAD RIP *TEAR*" You're basically a fucking tool.
Buy hey, Steve Jobs was always good at creating tools, and what better way to end his life than to create a million of them.
Last updated October 5th, 2011