Pirates of Silicon Valley

The Pirates of Silicon Valley tells us the historical development of the two most renowned computer companies, Apple and Microsoft, as well as the story behind the rivalry between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.   

It describes about how these two computer geniuses changed the way we view and use technology today. And how they successfully climbed they way up and built their computer empires. But it isn't just solely out of their creativity and intelligence that they were able to come up with what we have now. They also had to use dirty tricks in order to achieve what they've been known for. Hence, the title became suitable to how the characters were portrayed because of their deceptive and sneaky ways. They became the "pirates" in their own rights who wanted to get the biggest contribution in the world of computers. Steve Jobs (Apple) stole the GUI idea from Xerox, while Bill Gates (Microsoft) stole the very first DOS from an unknown computer company. The perfect mantra for the both computer geniuses is from Picasso's "Good artists copy, great artists steal." quote. 

It is quite difficult to relate this movie to the political arena, but as the way I see it, the people who use dirty tactics/strategies in politics are usually the ones who succeed. They are usually the ones who try to look innocent in the eyes of many people but in reality, their actions can be quite deceptive. They try to break the old rules in order to get what they want. And these politicians, in search for power and wealth, would have to risk everything to get the biggest share in the world of politics.

 In line with this, we can also try to see the resemblance of the personalities of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs with that of our politicians today. Some of our politicians would be similar to Steve Jobs who is visionary, the one who believes that he can change history.. Politicians would picture a great future for the masses if they were to be elected.. They believe that they can improve the lives of the people and who would make a big impact on them. Some of these politicians would also see themselves as people who would leave a legacy in the political arena. But, just like what Steve Jobs did in the movie, he became hesitant in terms of taking the responsibility of accepting his child. He also became cruel boss for his employees who often mistreats them. In the context of the politicians, they can also be hesitant in taking the responsibility of fulfilling the promises they had. These politicians can be so good at envisioning a better future for their people, but wouldn't take necessary actions to achieve them. Hence, most of our politicians have the tendency to be those who are "hanggang salita lang.."

On the contrary, our politicians can also be like Bill Gates who is depicted as self-driven, opportunist and would do everything to be the first in spreading an idea. Just like Bill Gates, politicians today would seek every opportunity they could get in order to attain wealth and power. They use different tactics to put their status on top of everyone. And because they seek to be the greatest, they are often consumed by their greed for power.