The truth is that as remarkable as Steve Jobs has been in many ways—as a designer, an innovator, a (ruthless and demanding) leader—his most singular quality has been his ability to articulate a perfectly secular form of hope. Nothing exemplifies that ability more than Apple’s early logo, which slapped a rainbow on the very archetype of human fallenness and failure—the bitten fruit—and made it a sign of promise and progress.

A World Without Jobs | Culture Making (via ayjay)

I think this is accurate. So, what time will the Bonfire of the Macs begin? And stand back, because the fumes from all that “secular form of hope” will be quite toxic.

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