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Sheryl Sandberg's decline reminds me of Theranos. It was riding high as a kite until it all came crashing down and everyone came out of the woodwork to pile on

by atonse 4y ago

Sheryl Sandberg's decline reminds me of Theranos. It was riding high as a kite until it all came crashing down and everyone came out of the woodwork to pile on and say "we always knew!!!"

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JumpCrisscross 4y ago
> everyone came out of the woodwork to pile on Or those who have always been saying they’re poison get highlighted.
ternaryoperator 4y ago
Not sure I understand your point. There's nothing similar between the two except for women as the protagonists. There is no allegation of fraud with Sandberg, and I'm not seeing anyone (much less "everyone") saying about Sandberg that they "always knew."
- atonse 4y ago
  They both had impeccable images and were admired universally but both images were a carefully curated facade. Not sure what them being women have to do with anything I said. Please let’s not speculate. Edit: I’m not able to find the Article from a few years ago that detailed Sandberg’s “real” personality. But I was shocked because I’ve always greatly admired her.
  - worik 4y ago
    It is all the examples have in common: Being women. That is all. Questionably relevant.
    - atonse 4y ago
      In the case of Elizabeth Holmes, I do actually feel the media played down the role of her partner in crime at Theranos, Sunny Balwani (a man) in all the fraud. Also in the case of Holmes there wasn't anything there. It was all fraud. In the case of Sandberg, no doubt she's a supremely capable executive. But her image in the media was carefully curated by a PR campaign and totally not true, according to that article I frustratingly can't find now. I am only talking about their public image, not what their jobs were.
AlbertCory 4y ago
Her "decline"? "it all came crashing down"? I'm not at all a fanboy of Sandberg or FB, but your analogy is a bit, shall we say, "flawed." If you think her tenure at FB was built on lies like Holmes' was, then please specify how. You just don't like FB, ok, I don't either.
- cudgy 4y ago
  Theranos lied and damaged some people with false blood reports. Sheryl Sandberg may not have lied, but many would argue Facebook damaged many people with addiction and psychological manipulation that, in some cases, could have resulted in suicides, stalking, eating disorders, depression, etc.
  - AlbertCory 4y ago
    No doubt, but that's not what's brought her down.
  - Nasrudith 4y ago
    Under that standard can anybody be involved in mass communications and not be considered history's greatest monster?
- atonse 4y ago
  Until a couple really bad articles came out about Sandberg, she was planning to run for election.
stjohnswarts 4y ago
not. even. close.

by atonse 4y ago

Sheryl Sandberg's decline reminds me of Theranos. It was riding high as a kite until it all came crashing down and everyone came out of the woodwork to pile on and say "we always knew!!!"

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JumpCrisscross 4y ago

> everyone came out of the woodwork to pile on Or those who have always been saying they’re poison get highlighted.

ternaryoperator 4y ago

Not sure I understand your point. There's nothing similar between the two except for women as the protagonists. There is no allegation of fraud with Sandberg, and I'm not seeing anyone (much less "everyone") saying about Sandberg that they "always knew."

atonse 4y ago
They both had impeccable images and were admired universally but both images were a carefully curated facade. Not sure what them being women have to do with anything I said. Please let’s not speculate. Edit: I’m not able to find the Article from a few years ago that detailed Sandberg’s “real” personality. But I was shocked because I’ve always greatly admired her.
- worik 4y ago
  It is all the examples have in common: Being women. That is all. Questionably relevant.
  - atonse 4y ago
    In the case of Elizabeth Holmes, I do actually feel the media played down the role of her partner in crime at Theranos, Sunny Balwani (a man) in all the fraud. Also in the case of Holmes there wasn't anything there. It was all fraud. In the case of Sandberg, no doubt she's a supremely capable executive. But her image in the media was carefully curated by a PR campaign and totally not true, according to that article I frustratingly can't find now. I am only talking about their public image, not what their jobs were.

AlbertCory 4y ago

Her "decline"? "it all came crashing down"? I'm not at all a fanboy of Sandberg or FB, but your analogy is a bit, shall we say, "flawed." If you think her tenure at FB was built on lies like Holmes' was, then please specify how. You just don't like FB, ok, I don't either.

cudgy 4y ago
Theranos lied and damaged some people with false blood reports. Sheryl Sandberg may not have lied, but many would argue Facebook damaged many people with addiction and psychological manipulation that, in some cases, could have resulted in suicides, stalking, eating disorders, depression, etc.
- AlbertCory 4y ago
  No doubt, but that's not what's brought her down.
- Nasrudith 4y ago
  Under that standard can anybody be involved in mass communications and not be considered history's greatest monster?
atonse 4y ago
Until a couple really bad articles came out about Sandberg, she was planning to run for election.

stjohnswarts 4y ago

not. even. close.