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[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 hours ago

I saw the picture before reading the text, and thought "oh no what has Elizabeth Holmes done now."

[–] [email protected] 39 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I don't even know what the fuck this means.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Holmes scammed a lot of people while her whole wardrobe consisted of black turtlenecks

[–] [email protected] 26 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Scammed a lot people, where most were rich people. That's why she got thrown in jail.

FTFY

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Probably true. But also millions of regular sick people going to Walgreens for blood tests used these devices and got BS results. Not just rich people were affected by this.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The hilarious thing was that she was actually acquitted of scamming patients. She was only convicted of scamming investors for claiming that patients could be treated using false tests.

[–] embed_me 3 points 9 hours ago

Those patients had agreed to the terms by agreeing to the use of the test duh! 🙄

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

In case it's any consolation, I came here to say largely the same thing, except that I was going to say I liked the poster's name.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Your insistence on using the Darth Vader voice probably wasn't helping either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

But you gotta admit, it kind of worked. It was unusual and I still know how she sounded. She really crafted that character and hurt the 1%...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Do not underestimate the power of the Dark Side...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

me every time I'm shaving my mustache under my nose.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

We've all done it.

Bastard ruined it for us all

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

I just wanted to kiss Worf!

(I've actually never done it. Shaving is hard. I've always had a goatee, no facial hair, or full beard.)

[–] [email protected] 39 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Is... this a thing?

I know who that was, it just... came and went, didn't seem like anybody cared much.

Although I'm not American, maybe it was a bigger deal there?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Probably in American tech environments Everyone else has moved on lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, it would have to be super niche spaces. I followed what was going on with her, but I never saw a picture of her I can remember. Seems weird to still know what she looks like lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

The black turtle neck was just a thing for Holmes. Idk if she wanted to be Jobs or what, but it was a definite thing. Plus there was a documentary about the whole scandal that WA’s moderately popular that reinforced the look.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 14 hours ago

Reading this in the voice of a 30-year smoker.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Well, I'm OOTL, apparently...

[–] [email protected] 41 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Woman started company that scammed rich investors instead of just the plebs so she got gaoled.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

And Theranos was her company, not some super vilain from an american comics.

I mean if you didn't know (either, so I looked it up).

[–] [email protected] 37 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Also planned on scamming patients, but yes the reason she got bonked was because she fucked with the elites

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

DID scam patients, but there's no justice if you aren't 'worth' the police's effort.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

google image search Elizabeth Holmes

[–] [email protected] 14 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Did she become Theranos in the latest movie or something? I think I'm still missing something.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 15 hours ago

While it sounds like a superhero-thing, theranos was a scam medical company.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I say they should take it back. I've never met a blonde who looked bad in black.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

What about a 300 pound blonde?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

She didn't look bad either.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

All you’re saying is that you’re happy to bang fatties as long as they are blonde.

Nothing wrong with that. You do you bro.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 16 hours ago

And god forbid you have a cold making your voice lower