The Mac and its community can play a role, but only if we let go of the two-guys myth and acknowledge that our power comes from ourselves and each other, not from Jobs and Wozniak. The myth also pervades Microsoft, JavaSoft and Netscape. The myth of the heroes, Gates, Kapor, Andreessen, Gosling, Ellison, Joy. These are just real people who can never achieve our ambitions for them. The press inflates the images, I don't know why, and the people try to fill the images.
Some users believe and are let down.
I've seen this effect spoil many lives. I've seen people ask for it, and get it. It's even killed people. We can forgive the icons for seeking our admiration. And they can stop asking for it.