Walter Isaacson reportedly to expand Jobs biography

There are those that may be humble and ANONYMOUS in their giving. TRUE giving is to give and let go and not stand around in the limelight of ego for having given. I suspect that despite Jobs reputation for a big ego... like all of us, he had another side. There is an ugliness to trumpeting how great we are as Givers. Every day a stranger will help another and the Other not know their name and the stranger not stand around for applause. They keep on going ... and giving anonymously. This MAY have been the case with Jobs.

I don't understand why people think it is a responsibility of the rich to donate money to charities and such. I am not saying I would not, but why knock someone for not doing so or not bragging about what they did do? It's not like the money isn't tax deductible anyway so I don't know why people are heralding the mega rich givers like they are giving from they own hear 100% because you never know if they are giving from their heart.

Everyone needs to give.

A year ago I meta no,else's person in Detroit who had drug issues etc. I personally convinced him to get treatment and walked him into a rehab where over the last year he has become clean and is trying to get his life back. I filmed the whoe process and made a documentary called "Where there's a will". I'm saying this because people need to know that everyone can give back and help others. You don't need a bazillion dollars to do so either.

I've always thought more of celebrities who keep their charitable donations (or lack thereof) private. I'm glad the book didn't mention much of it. Those that do talk about their charitable donations, It seems like grandstanding, and showing excessive pride in your wealth. It's pointless.

Walter Isaacson reportedly would like more money, if at all possible.

And - CM70 - you have something beyond strawman conjecture upon which to found your crap choices?

You offer nothing more than, say, some bible-thumping moneygrubber asking - will you accept Jeebus or spend the rest of your life living in sin?

"Jobs really wanted him never to speak about was philanthropy; Jobs obviously wanted that part of his life to remain out of the public eye. "

Is this because he didn't want people second-guessing his charity choices, or was it because Jobs was embarrassed about his selfishness and unwillingness to give to charities? I would really like to know.

When Jobs died, I sincerely hoped that we would get a story telling us about all the money he left to charities to help combat global warming or famine or perhaps cancer research. However, now I think that Jobs probably just left all his money to his family instead - which I guess might be expected of a person who seemed to treat most people as his inferior.

Yes, Jobs did a lot of good for the world with his devices and business savvy, but he also owed a debt to the American people and the country he lived in for creating a situation where he could succeed.