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Results? Charisma?

Partly.

Instinctive hero worship tendencies in people?

A little.

While I would not compare any human to a god, Steve jobs is among entrepreneurs the most obvious and justifiable candidate to be worshipped. Under his leadership he converted a company that was relatively a small player in tech to the worlds most profitable company, flowing with more cash than the oil filled Saudi Aramco. Apple’s valuation has crossed the GDP of UK (lol), truly something phenomenal that this generation has got to witness.

So it's all about the money then?

I know plenty of stories about Jobs that put him in a very negative light no matter what the financial outcome.

Simply put, it's the worship of money and wealth. More money, closer to God.