• BargsimBoyz@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    He was very much the Elon Musk of his times, and it’s very possible he would have gone down the same route of extremist views and decisions that completely failed because of his egoism.

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      7 months ago

      He died because he didn’t listen to his doctor’s advice. That is somewhat extreme.

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        7 months ago

        Had pancreatitis because of his diet. A diet in which he thought would magically avoid creating body odor.

        It turned into cancer. He lucked out that it was a rare form of treatable pancreatic cancer with a 90% survival rate 5 years out. Which is abnormal as most forms of pancreatic are essentially a death sentence. Survival rate past 3 years is under 10% for the more common variants.

        Stuck to his diet anyway. Ignored his doctors. Died to an illness he had a 90% chance of beating because he knew better.

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          7 months ago

          And that 90% is average number, it’s quite possible that with his money that number would be higher…

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          A diet in which he thought would magically avoid creating body odor.

          Those of us who have this problem know that your diet really does affect that. Actually others can sometimes say what we’ve eaten a few hours before.

          However, Jobs’ case is kinda extreme, usually eating less sugar and fat and more carbs is kinda sufficient.

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            7 months ago

            Jobs actually believed he didn’t need to take baths though, it was more extreme than just reducing his smell, he legitimately believed he didn’t smell at all.

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              7 months ago

              Well, there’s such thing as nose blindness. If you stink always the same, you don’t feel your own smell. Which is why asocial people become smelly very easily.

              Jobs was clearly narcissist, though, so he’d just be in denial anyway.

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        7 months ago

        He believed in the teachings of a 20th century cultist who said you excreted mucus based on dietary choices, and therefore didn’t have to worry about health or bathing unless you ate poorly. (Stinky dude who also made an 8 yr old cry for eating a cheeseburger).

        Wish everyone health but guy was as extreme as it gets in regards to being an asshole. Denied his daughter, settled child support days before taking Apple into the public market, etc.