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Steve Jobs

Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them.

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Steve Jobs is saying that technology itself has no value unless people use it effectively. He believes that trusting people’s intelligence and goodness will lead them to create amazing outcomes when given the right tools.

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