It ignores how much media marketing actually changes our perceptions of powerful people.
I similarly didn’t know how much of an asshole Steve Jobs was until listening to a podcast about his behavior. I had the same vague understanding of him everyone did (he’s regarded as a visionary, but was a micromanager and a perfectionist, etc).
PR firms and handlers do the devil’s work of making these monsters presentable to the public.
Some of the shit his daughter has said about him is fucking incredible- like weird sexual shit with her (I don’t think he was grooming her, he was just creepy as fuck) and just being cruel to her for no reason.
I similarly didn’t know how much of an asshole Steve Jobs was until listening to a podcast about his behavior. I had the same vague understanding of him everyone did (he’s regarded as a visionary, but was a micromanager and a perfectionist, etc).
PR firms and handlers do the devil’s work of making these monsters presentable to the public.
Some of the shit his daughter has said about him is fucking incredible- like weird sexual shit with her (I don’t think he was grooming her, he was just creepy as fuck) and just being cruel to her for no reason.
Combo of info at these two sites:
https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/lisa-brennanjobs-powerful-memoir-sparks-backlash-against-apple-cofounder-father/news-story/a23b93b757ccab850737a1a5fcf98d76
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/memoir-steve-jobs-apos-daughter-133000491.html
Also, and this isn’t anywhere near as bad but it just… ick. He used to wash his feet in the toilet. Seriously.