As a member of the Mac cult, I’m not supposed to criticize our beloved leader Steve Jobs, but AppleInsider’s story on his plan to level historic landmark Jackling mansion just comes across as a callous and artless act, making him no different from an unsentimental developer who sees uselessly beautiful rolling hills and imagines rows of cookie-cutter McMansions in their stead.
So I wondered how Jobs would feel if he was asked to demolish one of his creations, something equally historic and rare; say, an Apple I. But I instantly knew he wouldn’t hesitate to resign his and Woz’s first creation to the trash heap. I imagine he’s a firm believer that in the creative process, you must be prepared to kill your little darlings. It’s that lack of sentimentality that allows artists to refine their ideas, rather than grow attached to their nascent ones.
But when it comes to Jackling mansion, Steve should limit himself to killing his own darlings.
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