RetroFed Forums
Your home away from modern life.
I'd believe any of them.
Post Reply
AuthorMessage
Varesti lemmy.zip Varesti@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-08-14
Quote

265   Original
devaly ani.social devaly@ani.social
Joined: 2026-04-12
#2 · Quote Reply

answer?

24
Varesti lemmy.zip Varesti@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-08-14
#3 · Quote Reply

answer?

Apparently, it was A.

29
devaly ani.social devaly@ani.social
Joined: 2026-04-12
#4 · Quote Reply

Apparently, it was A.

all of the above

7
Gladaed feddit.org Gladaed@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-26
#5 · Quote Reply

answer?

It's soaking his feet. He was a deeply troubled, esoteric person.

4
Gladaed feddit.org Gladaed@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-26
#6 · Quote Reply

This appears to be an article that gives background: https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/steve-jobs-used-to-soak-his-feet-in-the-toilet-to-relieve-stress-here-s-the-truth-101760521760573-amp.html
I didn't check the sources.

48
Tanis Nikana lemmy.world tanisnikana@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-19
#7 · Quote Reply

For a quarter of a million? Yeah, that’s an appropriate question difficulty.

But jesus christ I can see why the man died of preventable cancer.

120
AppleTea lemmy.zip AppleTea@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-04-28
#8 · Quote Reply

This appears to be an article that gives background: https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/steve-jobs-used-to-soak-his-feet-in-the-toilet-to-relieve-stress-here-s-the-truth-101760521760573-amp.html I didn't check the sources.

I assume hes doing it in the bowel, because that would be the most distressing, but if its in the tank, thats merely upsetting. The article doesn't say which.

19
QueenHawlSera piefed.social QueenHawlSera@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-07-14
#9 · Quote Reply

For a quarter of a million? Yeah, that’s an appropriate question difficulty. But jesus christ I can see why the man died of preventable cancer.

He tried to prove alternative spiritual based medicine was legit by using himself as a case study, he didn't seek REAL help until it was far too late.

68
chunk6235 piefed.social chunk6235@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-08-17
#10 · Quote Reply

answer?

It was absolutely A, jobs was a fucking weirdo.

Probably why he died of a curable pancreatic cancer, the selfish fuck chose to treat cancer with fruit and not showering instead of proper medicine, then hopped in the front of a transplant line and got himself a fresh new liver before he died of his cancer. But, before he died he graced us with a quote we could see in the news today:

“In addition, during the past week, I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.”

76
Midnight Wolf lemmy.world wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-23
#11 · Quote Reply

I assume hes doing it in the bowel, because that would be the most distressing, but if its in the tank, thats merely upsetting. The article doesn't say which.

bowel

Oh no

53
Midnight Wolf lemmy.world wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-23
#12 · Quote Reply

Apparently, it was A.

Think different. Soak your feet in the shitter.

8
hayvan piefed.world hayvan@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-12-06
#13 · Quote Reply

He tried to prove alternative spiritual based medicine was legit by using himself as a case study, he didn't seek REAL help until it was far too late.

I can respect that he was genuine in his irrational conviction.

44
Varesti lemmy.zip Varesti@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-08-14
#14 · Quote Reply

Think different. Soak your feet in the shitter.

iShitter

6
nullify3112 lemmy.world nullify3112@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-05
#15 · Quote Reply

Drink it to cure his pancratic cancer

70
nullify3112 lemmy.world nullify3112@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-05
#16 · Quote Reply

iShitter

iSoak (not the fun mormon way)

4
Billegh lemmy.world bhamlin@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#17 · Quote Reply

Drink it to cure his pancratic cancer

Anything but what would've helped, definitely Apple coded.

30
Billegh lemmy.world bhamlin@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#18 · (edited) Quote Reply

bowel Oh no

bowel

Oh no

Oh yes

16
mycodesucks lemmy.world mycodesucks@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-08
#19 · (edited) Quote Reply

[deleted]
1
mycodesucks lemmy.world mycodesucks@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-08
#20 · Quote Reply

51
EmptyAsparagus piefed.social EmptyAsparagus@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-03-29
#21 · Quote Reply

I can respect that he was genuine in his irrational conviction.

yeah thats only about him, so not that bad.
didn't he treat his family like shit, too?

6
hayvan piefed.world hayvan@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-12-06
#22 · Quote Reply

yeah thats only about him, so not that bad. didn't he treat his family like shit, too?

He treated everyone like shit. He was a scumbag in general.

28
gnutrino programming.dev gnutrino@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-07-23
#23 · Quote Reply

I can respect that he was genuine in his irrational conviction.

He was genuine until it was too late, at which point he took up a liver transplant that could've gone to someone else had he not been an idiot.

62
Tja programming.dev Tja@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-12-18
#24 · Quote Reply

For a quarter of a million? Yeah, that’s an appropriate question difficulty. But jesus christ I can see why the man died of preventable cancer.

*treatable

40
Zozano aussie.zone Zozano@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-07-09
#25 · Quote Reply

[deleted]
2
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot lemmy.world WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-10
#26 · Quote Reply

It was absolutely A, jobs was a fucking weirdo. Probably why he died of a curable pancreatic cancer, the selfish fuck chose to treat cancer with fruit and not showering instead of proper medicine, then hopped in the front of a transplant line and got himself a fresh new liver before he died of his cancer. But, before he died he graced us with a quote we could see in the news today: “In addition...

He tried to fight P. C. with apples.

5
kboos1 lemmy.world kboos1@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-10
#27 · Quote Reply

He treated everyone like shit. He was a scumbag in general.

*with conviction

8
FrogCat piefed.social FrogCat@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-10-14
#28 · Quote Reply

It was absolutely A, jobs was a fucking weirdo. Probably why he died of a curable pancreatic cancer, the selfish fuck chose to treat cancer with fruit and not showering instead of proper medicine, then hopped in the front of a transplant line and got himself a fresh new liver before he died of his cancer. But, before he died he graced us with a quote we could see in the news today: “In addition...

Him seeming like a "weirdo" makes more sense when you look at his background. He was influenced by the hippie culture of the 60s and 70s. He travelled to India when he was a young adult and he got into Buddhism. I think all of that stuff inspired him to try things which are unconventional in western countries.

As for what you mentioned about jumping to the front of a transplant queue, yes that's obviously selfish and wrong, if he did indeed do that.

-1
antianarchist sopuli.xyz antianarchist@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2026-08-08
#29 · Quote Reply

He tried to fight P. C. with apples.

…in his ass.

1
Caveman lemmy.world olafurp@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-19
#30 · Quote Reply

Apparently, it was A.

It's also the option that makes the most sense.

2
biggerbogboy sh.itjust.works biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-04-27
#31 · Quote Reply

all of the above

Especially the water pistol

1
Bubs lemmy.zip Bubs@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-29
#32 · Quote Reply

It was absolutely A, jobs was a fucking weirdo. Probably why he died of a curable pancreatic cancer, the selfish fuck chose to treat cancer with fruit and not showering instead of proper medicine, then hopped in the front of a transplant line and got himself a fresh new liver before he died of his cancer. But, before he died he graced us with a quote we could see in the news today: “In addition...

I totally recommend anyone listen to the Behind The Bastard episodes on Jobs. A right piece of trash he was.

21
melfie lemmy.zip melfie@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-03-24
#33 · Quote Reply

Meh, the guy was a weirdo prick. It’s interesting to think what tech would’ve been like without him. I’m sure everything Apple commercialized would’ve existed anyway, perhaps on a different timeline and maybe even less locked down and profit-driven.

20
chunk6235 piefed.social chunk6235@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-08-17
#34 · (edited) Quote Reply

Him seeming like a "weirdo" makes more sense when you look at his background. He was influenced by the hippie culture of the 60s and 70s. He travelled to India when he was a young adult and he got into Buddhism. I think all of that stuff inspired him to try things which are unconventional in western countries. As for what you mentioned about jumping to the front of a transplant queue, yes that'...

As for what you mentioned about jumping to the front of a transplant queue, yes that's obviously selfish and wrong, if he did indeed do that.

He used his wealth to be able to get a liver from Tennessee despite being from California because his wealth let him sign up to every list since he could be anywhere at a moments notice. Any article you see will defend the move because He WaS tHe SiCkEsT pErSoN oN tHe LiSt, which completely papers over the fact that his wealth let his health status take a liver from someone more deserving who didn't piss away their chance at a healthy prognosis to self treat with fruit instead of listening to real medical professionals.

Bottom line in my mind is that he stole that liver from someone who could have actually used it.

11
CrimeIsLegalNow ani.social CrimeIsLegalNow@ani.social
Joined: 2026-09-09
#35 · Quote Reply

It's also the option that makes the most sense.

Man if D doesn't seem plausible to you you aren't paying attention

1
undefinedValue programming.dev undefinedValue@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-12-03
#36 · Quote Reply

*treatable

It was preventable by not eating exclusively fruits

9
Caveman lemmy.world olafurp@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-19
#37 · (edited) Quote Reply

Man if D doesn't seem plausible to you you aren't paying attention

I'm assuming it makes sense to him in a weird way to add bacteria to water.

A - Plausible food fungus reasons

B - Billionaires buy proper equipment, toilet brewing seems odd for a rich person

C - Very impractical way to wash pits

D - No reason to tell people and no benefit over just using regular water

1
QuantumSparkles sh.itjust.works QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-09-02
#38 · Quote Reply

bowel Oh no

I’m about to get ankle deep in your bowels

3
SpaceCowboy lemmy.ca SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-17
#39 · Quote Reply

He tried to prove alternative spiritual based medicine was legit by using himself as a case study, he didn't seek REAL help until it was far too late.

And that required him to get an organ transplant. Had he gotten treated earlier that wouldn't have been necessary. Someone else could've gotten the organ transplant instead.

He was able to get the transplant by being on every waiting list in the US. Most people can't do that because you have to be able get to the hospital within a certain time frame. But because Jobs had a private jet, he could be on all of the waiting lists.

14
prettybunnys piefed.social prettybunnys@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-10
#40 · Quote Reply

*with conviction

A mans gotta have a code

2
myyass lemmy.world myyass@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-02
#41 · Quote Reply

Meh, the guy was a weirdo prick. It’s interesting to think what tech would’ve been like without him. I’m sure everything Apple commercialized would’ve existed anyway, perhaps on a different timeline and maybe even less locked down and profit-driven.

I think to a certain extent, it was boredom from getting drunk off money mixed with the 70s. Then again you have Bill Gates who's spent time with people whom which we do not speak of and hung out at certain islands.

7
GarboDog lemmy.world GarboDog@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-11-12
#42 · Quote Reply

Not looking at comics or looking it up, had to be D, final answer 🚽🔫🚽

10
bangupjobasusual lemmy.world bangupjobasusual@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-21
#43 · Quote Reply

It’s soak his feet. Famously. So gross

9
AppleTea lemmy.zip AppleTea@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-04-28
#44 · Quote Reply

bowel Oh no

cursed to spell in the King's English, my bad

4
Midnight Wolf lemmy.world wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-23
#45 · Quote Reply

bowel Oh no Oh yes

YOU FIX THAT WALL BEFORE MY MOM GETS HOME, MR KOOL-AID MAN

2
Maroon lemmy.world Maroon@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-15
#46 · Quote Reply

It was preventable by not eating exclusively fruits

I'm sorry, what? A diet rich in fruits leads to pancreatic cancer!?

5
Skullgrid lemmy.world Skullgrid@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-29
#47 · (edited) Quote Reply

I'm sorry, what? A diet rich in fruits leads to pancreatic cancer!?

When he got diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he treated it with eating fruits, and using his private jet to get fresh livers every once in a while, jumping the que so that patients that deserved those livers and would care for them properly didn't get them, and die instead.

https://archive.naplesnews.com/news/southern-transplants-how-steve-jobs-got-the-liver-he-needed-in-memphis-ep-313463748-341555781.html/

Through a legal, little-known practice called multiple listing, Jobs doubled his odds by getting on waiting lists in California and Tennessee. Competition was too stiff back home in California, and Jobs, his wealth and fame notwithstanding, may have died waiting. But in mere weeks he jumped to the top of the list in Memphis, ahead of dozens of others.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs#Health_problems

"Instead, he tried a vegan diet, acupuncture, herbal remedies, and other treatments he found online, and even consulted a psychic. He was also influenced by a doctor who ran a clinic that advised juice fasts, bowel cleansings and other unproven approaches, before finally having surgery in July 2004."

Jobs did not receive chemotherapy or radiation therapy

Fucking Visionary. This from a long line of bangers known as "yeah, I abandoned my daughter, then named a product after her" and "Fuck your files, I'll put them wherever I goddamn please, you don't know what you want, consumer"

8
Skullgrid lemmy.world Skullgrid@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-29
#48 · Quote Reply

As for what you mentioned about jumping to the front of a transplant queue, yes that's obviously selfish and wrong, if he did indeed do that. He used his wealth to be able to get a liver from Tennessee despite being from California because his wealth let him sign up to every list since he could be anywhere at a moments notice. Any article you see will defend the move because He WaS tHe SiCkEsT ...

Amen, preach brother!

2
Post Reply
Back to top