Since this past Wednesday, you can open almost any bookmarked website on your MacBook (The New York Times, YouTube, Facebook, Spectator, Bwog—even The Onion) and find a tribute to Steve Jobs. In a media age where attention seems to cling to the vitriolic or inane, there's an element of catharsis in witnessing so much genuine sorrow for the death of a man who seemed not only to be an inspirational innovator but an inspirational person.
Part of the reason, of course, is that his brilliance and creativity revolutionized the way we're able to look at the world today. But remembering Steve Jobs also emphasizes that in a country where people feel increasingly bitter towards corporations, he made Apple into a company that seemed trustworthy.
