When we pass away the amount of people that know we have passed is usually correlated to the amount of people that we impacted during our life time. That is not to say that the empire of our legacy wont be greater after we die (Van Gogh is a golden example) or manifest though others. Or that the collective respect and adoration from millions of people is anymore valuable that from a single person.
Almost instantly news of Steve Jobs passing was global news. Messages of love, respect and gratitude began circulating on the very creations of his vision; iPhones, iPads, iTunes. Personally I heard the news while using my beloved macbook. Even if you didn't have a Apple Mac product in sight when you heard the news the world around you would be radically different without this mans vision and creation.
Practically he provided us the tools to express ourselves and connect with each other (in pretty font). But he (and Mac) also birthed a new playing field; one so expansive there was enough room for us to all dream bigger. Mac raised the status quo and we live in a better world because of it.
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