Friday, October 7, 2011

It isn't so hard to understand

Capitalism vs. anti-capitalism.

Creation vs. destruction.

3 comments:

Albury Shifton said...

Let's not get too caught up in the hagiography. Jobs was a promoter of liberal causes, remember.

Paco said...

The point is that, regardless of the liberal sentiments he professed, his career exemplified the glories of capitalism, particularly the notion of ideas as an important component of capital. Naturally, we prefer capitalists who do not undermine, by word or deed, the underlying (and perhaps not fully perceived) values that helped them succeed.

Perhaps I should have used the Koch brothers as an example (that would have had the additional benefit of sending chills down the spine of any stray liberal who dropped by).

Yojimbo said...

Quite the contrary, Jobs is a perfect example. It strikes to the heart of the Elizabeth Warren thesis which is the prevailing sentiment among the left at this time. He would be the paradigm case argument against her happy little band of marauding economic lepers.