[quesera]

I agree that he'd have been blindsided like the rest of us. And I agree that he would have put Apple first. That was never a part of my point though.

Jobs had a very strong personality and very strong opinions. Also a good human moral compass, at least in his adulthood.

I admit that I am extrapolating from his thoughts on previous administrations, but I will confidently assert that there is no part of Jobs being that would approve of what's going on today. The man was not ThielMuskAndreesenEllisonEtc. (Someone might point out that he was friends with Larry, which is true, but he did not agree with Larry about some very important things. Jobs was capable of that kind of relationship.)

The degree of appeasement he would be performing on behalf of Apple is a fair subject to contemplate. Whether he'd be besties with Steven Miller and Jeffrey Epstein, is not a reasonable topic to speculate on. The answer is obvious to anyone who knew him at all.

[dizhn]

Human moral compass?

Didn't he buy a bunch of houses in different states so he could be on more organ donor lists than any of us could? I am asking sincerely. Maybe it was a myth.

[joe_mamba]

He would also drive cars without license plates. Despicable man.

He was able to do this by exploiting a loophole in California vehicle law at the time (under California Vehicle Code Section 4456). The rule allowed new vehicles up to six months from the date of sale or lease before permanent license plates were required to be displayed (temporary tags or paper registration might have been involved initially, but no plates needed for that grace period).

Jobs leased identical new Mercedes models every six months through an arrangement with a leasing company. Just before the six-month deadline hit, he would trade in the current car for a brand-new one of the same type. This kept his vehicle perpetually under the six-month threshold, so he never had to attach permanent plates.