What Steve Jobs thinks about optimism

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American entrepreneur (1955 to 2011); co-founded Apple in 1976 and led it again from 1997 to 2011; ran Pixar from 1986 to 2006.

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1. 1 Feb 1996

   Our readingTelevision is the way it is because networks give people exactly what they want, which is a more depressing thought than a conspiracy.

   Their wordsThe networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That's a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can shoot the bastards! We can have a revolution! But the networks are really in business to give people what they want. It's the truth.

   ↗Steve Jobs: The Next Insanely Great Thing (Wired, February 1996), interview by Gary Wolfwired.com 7th of 9 in this piece

3. 1 Feb 1996

   Our readingIndividuals are inherently good, noble and honorable, with a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups.

   Their wordsI'm an optimist in the sense that I believe humans are noble and honorable, and some of them are really smart. I have a very optimistic view of individuals. As individuals, people are inherently good. I have a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups.

   ↗Steve Jobs: The Next Insanely Great Thing (Wired, February 1996), interview by Gary Wolfwired.com 8th of 9 in this piece