Jobs's Great-Man Theory of Technology

I knew Steve Jobs personally, and what I can't understand is why people who write these articles don't mention the obvious -- Steve was a narcissist. Because narcissism has been studied so thoroughly, this insight sheds a lot of light on his behavior. (The Isaacson book explicitly discusses Steve's narcissism.)

People need to realize that narcissists are secretly terribly insecure and very defensive about who they are, what they know, and their worth as people. Steve showed all the classic indicators -- I think he was perpetually insecure about his technical knowledge, especially in the early days when people (including me) would brush past him to get to Steve Wozniak.

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