And you are talking as if Jobs’s moral stances do not hold especially more weight than other’s do, as if his opinions were just the opinions of another guy, not something special. That is, when Steve Jobs says “don’t mind death, it’s ultimately a good thing,” people listen.
If he had said “when people develop dementia, they are no longer able to contribute to society and thus we should accept their passing,” I would still disagree, but at least his (near mode) actions would not be inconsistent with his (far mode) words.
But no, he makes no attempt to distinguish whether an individual can still contribute to society in his unabashed glorification of death, and therefore we should (likewise) not forgive his hypocrisy because he was still able to contribute.
And you are talking as if Jobs’s moral stances do not hold especially more weight than other’s do, as if his opinions were just the opinions of another guy, not something special. That is, when Steve Jobs says “don’t mind death, it’s ultimately a good thing,” people listen.
If he had said “when people develop dementia, they are no longer able to contribute to society and thus we should accept their passing,” I would still disagree, but at least his (near mode) actions would not be inconsistent with his (far mode) words.
But no, he makes no attempt to distinguish whether an individual can still contribute to society in his unabashed glorification of death, and therefore we should (likewise) not forgive his hypocrisy because he was still able to contribute.