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The difference of stealing yourself vs being stolen from (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

I think I've heard that as a Hitler joke. Say what you want about Hitler, at least he killed Hitler.

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  • [+] [S] -28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    That’s more fitting. It’s a miss on Steve Jobs though. For one he didn’t kill himself, cancer did. And for another, just because he could be a prick doesn’t make him a bad person worth killing.

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  • [–] 64 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    He had a very treatable cancer that was found in the early stages and was given an excellent prognosis, but in his infinite megalomaniac manner he decided he knew better than the doctors and opted to treat his cancer at home with homeopathic remedies. His home made new age "cures" clearly didn't work and by the time he finally decided to get proper treatment his cancer had metastasized and he was beyond help... sounds to me like he played a large hand in his own demise so the joke plays.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    He thought his fruitarian diet would help him against pancreatic cancer. He tried to fight P.C. with apples.

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  • [+] [S] -14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yeah I get what you’re saying. It’s still something entirely different to bomb yourself to death vs. to not do enough to stop a disease. And even with all the haters in here, I don’t think any reasonable person would want Steve Jobs dead, it’s not like he murdered people.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Billionaires murder people by existing

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Sure, if you say so. On a different note, I recently watched Paradise on Netflix, where you can basically live forever if you’re rich enough. In the background someone says on tv at one point something like "the climate crisis has been solved by the top 5 richest people", which made me laugh quite a bit.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Tbf the top 5 richest people could do theoretically do a lot to solve the climate crisis, but it would mean ceasing to be the top 5 richest people, and I'm disillusioned of them ever doing so voluntarily

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I found it funny because it’s probably true. And since they live forever in the movie they were motivated to fix the planet for themselves. Not sure if that came across, but that’s what I meant.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    He did nothing to stop the disease and actively rejected treatment and advice from medical professionals because he thought he knew better. So while this isn't the same as actively killing oneself, he is still more than likely responsible for his own death due to his own actions (or inaction).

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