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Comment by astura

12 hours ago

> I remember one Halloween when the Theranos scandal was at its peak, it seemed like everyone was dressed in a black turtleneck carrying tiny vials of fake blood. Holmes was everywhere.

Rolls eyes

I guess I travel in very different circles than this author.

>But the thing that often gets lost in the retelling of her story is that Holmes was actually acquitted of all four charges related to defrauding patients. She’s in prison because a jury found that she knowingly misled investors who poured more than $700 million into the startup. That’s a significant distinction

Now my eyes are getting sore from all the rolling. I don't think that fact gets "lost," and it's not a significant distinction.

I think I'm done with this article, whatever it's point is.