Steve Jobs is a vampire.

[dsrtao]

Consider: he's pale, wears black, is generally found indoors. He is unnaturally charismatic, projecting a line-of-sight reality distortion field.

He heads an evil cult that claims to be good. The products are addictive, over-priced, and under-powered, except when way-over-priced and over-powered. Style is more important than anything else.

Clearly a vampire.

Comments

[dlevey.livejournal.com]

I don't see this as being a vampire, really. I see it more as "the devil".

[autopope.livejournal.com]

Wrong.

Steve Jobs is not a vampire. He's a Bond villain (see also Elliot Carver).

[dsrtao]

The screenwriter says that Mr. Carver was Robert Maxwell, but I take your point.

(http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2008/01/bruce-feirste-2.html)

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

I dispute the 'evil' part. I don't think anyone disputes the 'cult' part. :-P

Black Ribboners

[metageek.livejournal.com]

It has occurred to me that Pratchett's Black Ribboners are more dangerous to society, over the long run, than ordinary vampires. Consider: they're super-strong, smarter than humans, with super senses—and effectively immortal. How long before they dominate society, or at least own most of it?