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This isn't news, but yes - people forget that Steve Jobs was just as dodgy and a bit unhinged as Elon Musk now is.
He certainly had issues, but Musks issues absolutely eclipse Jobs by a large margin.
I think given time and the advent of social media Jobs would have ended in the same bucket.
Again, the way they act, the things they do and say are almost mirrors to one another.
When Steve Jobs died, social media was already around. Steve Jobs was 56 when he died. We saw what Steve Jobs became already. And I just do not see any meaningful similarities in their personalities.
Maybe it's worth reading their biographies. Here's a very short version: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-elon-musk-steve-jobs-similar-different-management-style-biography-walter-isaacson
But having read both, it's very easy to see how similar they are. They both treated employees like shit, demanded perfection, and sought to change the world with innovative products.
Obviously they're not identical, but there's waaay more similarities than not.