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mikeklaas on Nov 19, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Getting Steve Jobs Wrong

Thomas Edison did not invent electric lighting.

burgerbrain on Nov 19, 2011 [–]

He made it ubiquitous.

mikeklaas on Nov 19, 2011 | [–]

…kinda like how Jobs makes all the ideas he's accused of 'tweaking' ubiquitous?

burgerbrain on Nov 19, 2011 | | [–]

I will repeat myself and again state that I am not saying that Jobs did not have an effect on society.

I am saying it is not on the same order of magnitude as fucking electric lighting.

Why must this be difficult?

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