Gaming the system implies he did something most people wouldn't do. I don't think that's the case. Does being rich give you a better shot at a new liver? Yes. Would most people take advantage of their wealth to lengthen their life? Yes.<p>I would like to feel high and mighty about this, but I can't. If I had Jobs' money, you can be sure I'd be getting myself on as many lists as I could too.
I fully support anyone who puts the time, effort and resources into gaming any system to their own advantage.<p>If people are unhappy with the outcome, blame the system, not the individual.<p>If he bribed someone that would be a very different matter. But he didn't, and there is no suggestion that he did.
<i>To all those people thinking that gaming the system this way is fine and they'd do it</i>: Let's not say it's you with a cancerous liver, let's say it's your mom, child, or sibling. and they're near death. And let's not say that they'd get a liver by gaming the system, but let's say instead that the doctor just provided you with the news that your loved one will not be getting a liver in time because someone wealthy cut in line and that your mom/child/brother will not live long enough to get a transplant. NOW how do you feel about gaming the system?
I don't like systems and I dislike rules. I would definitely bend rules for people like Steve Jobs. This guy is an amazing, one of the most influential and most competent CEO in Silicon Valley for almost two and half decades. When the king of Silicon Valley needs a new liver, he should get one. No questions asked.