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> Steve Job’s “reality distortion field” was coined after the ability to get people to achieve the impossible and deliver better products;

I was under the impression it was about Steve convincing the faithful that Apple invented the categories of products they sold, rather than simply delivering better products in existing categories.

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It was coined by Apple engineers who would agree to whatever Steve wanted them to do while Steve was at their desk, and then when he left they'd be distraught over what they'd agreed to.

https://www.folklore.org/Reality_Distortion_Field.html

Hmm, that's basically a fancy way to describe psychological pressure and persuasion.

No, it was first coined by people who worked for him in the early 80s. He was really trying to push the limits of what was possible and convinced people working under him to do so.

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