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Hey, scammed any investors lately? (lemmy.world)
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[-] midnight_puker@sh.itjust.works 61 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 44 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] dis_honestfamiliar 52 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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

FTFY

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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.

[-] booly@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 weeks ago

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@programming.dev 8 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Lennny@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Don't steal (from the rich). They always leave the important part out.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 weeks ago

It was all a part of trying to look more masculine and trustworthy is a landscape dominated by white men. She also used, and I kid you not, voice changing software to make her voice deeper.

Of course this all didn't help that there wasn't a single trustworthy fiber in her being. It was all smoke and mirrors.

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks 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.

[-] MudMan@fedia.io 43 points 2 weeks ago

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?

[-] Xenny@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago

Probably in American tech environments Everyone else has moved on lol

[-] Infynis@midwest.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] subtext@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks 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.

[-] nothingcorporate@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 25 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] sundrei 3 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Zementid@feddit.nl 2 points 2 weeks 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%...

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 21 points 2 weeks ago

Well, I'm OOTL, apparently...

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 45 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 5 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks 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).

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

You're either Welsh, or you play Elden Ring. Which is it?

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 2 weeks ago

Australian.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

No, I meant in real life

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

google image search Elizabeth Holmes

[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] JoYo@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago

We've all done it.

Bastard ruined it for us all

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks 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.)

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 16 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 weeks ago

This woman could wear a trash bag and still look gorgeous, I bet. It's obvious she's more diligent about her health than I am about mine. Well done.

[-] Codename_goose@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

In response to a similar comment about her appearance, Marilyn Monroe did an entire photo shoot in a ~~flower~~ potato sac.

[-] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 5 points 2 weeks ago

That's a pretty shapely bag.

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

she's more diligent about her health

That or genes. It’s the genes.

[-] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Trash bags are typically black, so.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I don't remember where the quote is from

"Do I look ugly in this dress?"

"Honey, you would be beautiful with nothing but a pot on your head"

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Makeup, maybe.

Health?

Bet she tries to be a fruitarian with pancreatic cancer.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

You should try making lots of money by scamming people. It allows you to focus more on your health and the more you focus on your health and look better the more people trust you and the more you can scam them

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

What about a 300 pound blonde?

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

She didn't look bad either.

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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.

[-] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Or a chubby chaser who isn't picky about hair color. Let's not make assumptions.

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

And god forbid you have a cold making your voice lower

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