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Seems oddly tragic.

by shaburn 4y ago

Seems oddly tragic.

kjs3 4y ago
Consequences are tragic? Certainly Holmes thinks so...
yunwal 4y ago
???
s1artibartfast 4y ago
Indeed. The whole story is tragic and sad. What a waste of talent, money, and time. Not to mention the kids. Of course she should still be accountable, but people get so caught up in the anger and vengeance aspect that they forget it is also sad. The whole situation is regrettable and it would be better if it never happened.
- shaburn 4y ago
  Seems like she could have made a few right turns down a longer path and been a game changer. Obviously much of the tech seemed...wanting. The ability to enlist such powerful people in such an important mission was power gone to waste. At least she didn't waste it driving clicks.
lordfrito 4y ago
Have we forgotten about the fact that Theranos had to void two years of blood test results? People were eventually going to get hurt by this lie. There were real crimes committed here, with real consequences for the perpetrators. It sucks for her children that their mother was found guilty of her crimes, that's no ones fault but her own.
- s1artibartfast 4y ago
  They said it was a tragedy, not that it wasn't her fault.
  - lordfrito 4y ago
    Fair enough... but to me the story of a bad actor getting their come-uppance isn't all that tragic, as there's justice at the end of the story. I suppose one could consider Elizabeth Holmes as a tragic character in her story. Tragic optimism leading to a web of lies and deceit?
    - s1artibartfast 4y ago
      Yeah, my life philosophy is that it tragic when bad things happen, and while justice is appropriate, but doesn't eliminate that. If someone commits murder and goes to jail, that isn't a happily ever after ending. It is sad that victim is dead. It is sad that the murderer is suffering. It is sad that murderer was a fucked up person to begin with. That is not to say they shouldn't be in prison, just that whole situation sucks and the world would be better off if it never happened.
  - shaburn 4y ago
    There are literal murders in California serving a fraction of the time.

Seems oddly tragic.

kjs3 4y ago

Consequences are tragic? Certainly Holmes thinks so...

yunwal 4y ago

???

s1artibartfast 4y ago

Indeed. The whole story is tragic and sad. What a waste of talent, money, and time. Not to mention the kids. Of course she should still be accountable, but people get so caught up in the anger and vengeance aspect that they forget it is also sad. The whole situation is regrettable and it would be better if it never happened.

shaburn 4y ago
Seems like she could have made a few right turns down a longer path and been a game changer. Obviously much of the tech seemed...wanting. The ability to enlist such powerful people in such an important mission was power gone to waste. At least she didn't waste it driving clicks.

lordfrito 4y ago

Have we forgotten about the fact that Theranos had to void two years of blood test results? People were eventually going to get hurt by this lie. There were real crimes committed here, with real consequences for the perpetrators. It sucks for her children that their mother was found guilty of her crimes, that's no ones fault but her own.

s1artibartfast 4y ago
They said it was a tragedy, not that it wasn't her fault.
- lordfrito 4y ago
  Fair enough... but to me the story of a bad actor getting their come-uppance isn't all that tragic, as there's justice at the end of the story. I suppose one could consider Elizabeth Holmes as a tragic character in her story. Tragic optimism leading to a web of lies and deceit?
  - s1artibartfast 4y ago
    Yeah, my life philosophy is that it tragic when bad things happen, and while justice is appropriate, but doesn't eliminate that. If someone commits murder and goes to jail, that isn't a happily ever after ending. It is sad that victim is dead. It is sad that the murderer is suffering. It is sad that murderer was a fucked up person to begin with. That is not to say they shouldn't be in prison, just that whole situation sucks and the world would be better off if it never happened.
- shaburn 4y ago
  There are literal murders in California serving a fraction of the time.