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Hey, scammed any investors lately? (lemmy.world)
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[-] midnight_puker@sh.itjust.works 61 points 11 months ago

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

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 44 points 11 months ago

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

[-] dis_honestfamiliar@lemmy.sdf.org 52 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 24 points 11 months 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 11 months ago

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

[-] Lennny@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

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

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 10 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months ago

Probably in American tech environments Everyone else has moved on lol

[-] Infynis@midwest.social 5 points 11 months 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 11 months 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 33 points 11 months ago

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

[-] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 25 points 11 months ago

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

[-] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago

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

[-] Zementid@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months 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 11 months ago

Well, I'm OOTL, apparently...

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 45 points 11 months ago

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

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 11 months 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 11 months ago

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

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months 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 11 months ago

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

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 11 months ago

Australian.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

No, I meant in real life

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

google image search Elizabeth Holmes

[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 11 months ago

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

[-] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 11 months ago

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

[-] JoYo@lemmy.ml 17 points 11 months ago

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

[-] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago

We've all done it.

Bastard ruined it for us all

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months 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 11 months ago

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

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 15 points 11 months ago

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

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 18 points 11 months 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 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 11 months ago

That's a pretty shapely bag.

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

she's more diligent about her health

That or genes. It’s the genes.

[-] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

Trash bags are typically black, so.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months 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 11 months ago

Makeup, maybe.

Health?

Bet she tries to be a fruitarian with pancreatic cancer.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months 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 11 months ago

What about a 300 pound blonde?

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 11 months ago

She didn't look bad either.

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 11 months ago

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

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

And god forbid you have a cold making your voice lower

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