I was very outspoken about Theranos, and particularly Holmes, early on. (2015) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10765996 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?

I was very outspoken about Theranos, and particularly Holmes, early on. (2015) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10765996 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10765996 (2015) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10800002 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10800002 (2015) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10799261 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10799261 (2016) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10983747 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10983747 (2016) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12053721 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12053721 The problem, for me, was not terribly hard to see, having accidentally put some time into a similarly run startup (not in healthcare thankfully) and run away screaming. I can see people falling into the story and charisma of Holmes. But at some point, people start wrapping their identities too much into these stories and when things are really going off the rails lose their minds trying to make believe that things are a-ok. I have no idea if Holmes will see significant prison time. I believe she should because she did wrong, but compassionately also believe she needs significant mental health resources. Looking back at the context around some of the old discussions here I was reminded of just how bizarre her behavior was, and how harmful that behavior became at the helm of a healthcare company.