Because making a billion dollars in business means you are good at all the things regardless of any evidence to the contrary.

I find the personal attacks in this comment to be unbecoming of HN standards.

No I never said that. My intent was never to defend Steve Jobs.

I just think the tone of way the comment was mean spirited and inappropriate. I think it's important to call out bad behavior in the HN community.

>I just think the tone of way the comment was mean spirited and inappropriate.

Making a factual assertions about the behavior of a public figure is neither mean spirited nor inappropriate, especially if the intent is to avoid others coming into harm.

You should discuss your feelings with a therapist rather than engage in what I like to term "emotional terrorism" -- silencing others if they stray from your preferred narrative.

Or, if you like, you can take a look at my comment and tell me how you'd prefer it be phrased, if the core message of "Steve Jobs abused his family and his workers, why should we listen to his views on management?"

(Maybe Steve Wozniak would be someone better suited to speak on management styles... I have never, in my life heard anyone say that Woz was rude to them on purpose... and I've heard a lot of stories about the early days at Apple in the hall at Defcon or whatever.)