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This afternoon, Fortune magazine shared an article on Facebook about multi-billionaire, Elizabeth Holmes, who allegedly “no longer devotes time to novels or friends, doesn’t date, doesn’t own a television, and hasn’t taken a vacation in ten years.”
So, while the rest of us lasses are getting drinks bought for us in bars, watching Sex and the City, and reading 50 Shades of Grey on the beach in the hope that Prince Charming will come over and spend some money on us because we haven’t got any of our own, what on earth does Holmes do with all that time of hers? Well, Holmes is the founder and CEO of Theranos, a health technology and medical laboratory services company.
If you’re not interested in science, that may not sound ground-breaking to you, but if someone was to describe Elizabeth Holmes as a genius, they certainly wouldn’t be wrong. To put it simply, this woman has invented a way to test a drop of blood for multiple illnesses and conditions. In America, a typical cholesterol blood test can cost 50 dollars. A Theranos test costs $2.98.
Wow. What an inspiring woman, I thought to myself. I mean, at the age of 31, she’s a multi-billionaire and has achieved far more in her life than most of us will. Even better, her work is potentially life saving. As long as she’s happy, why should any of us care what she does with her life?
But of course, this isn’t your typical businessman that we’re talking about here. We’re talking about a businesswoman. This is a woman who allegedly has no interest in dating, having children, making her husband’s dinner, so people do care about what she does with her life, and apparently, they’re quite vocal about it too….
If it was reported that a 31-year-old guy ditched dating and his TV to found a multi-billion dollar business that is helping to save lives across the world, would it be considered weird as fuck? I think not.
Or, Nura, you could do a little bit of research and learn that Elizabeth Holmes is a pretty fucking decent human being who has invented a way to conduct numerous different lab tests from one drop of blood
Holmes, a woman whose company is committed to making lab testing more accessible to everyone, even if they’re uninsured, is selfish. Her website states: “If you’re uninsured, we offer you the same discounted prices we offer everyone else. Because a test should cost the same, no matter who you are.” What a selfish bitch!!
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Ahh, Carlos has made a brilliant point. The only reason Elizabeth Holmes spent her time as a college sophomore envisioning ways to reinvent old-fashioned phlebotomy and usher in an era of comprehensive superfast diagnosis and preventive medicine, is because no one wanted to date her. Thanks for not dating her, guys!
She founded a radical blood-testing company and with just one drop of blood she can perform several tests, from standard cholesterol checks to sophisticated genetic analyses, but, she is an idiot!
A part of me wishes we could have an “Elizabeth Holmes reads mean tweets Facebook comments,” but then another part of me remembers that she has better things to do with her time than read the opinions of losers on social media.
Because that’s all that matters really.
What I like about this one is that just as you think that someone on the internet is about to be nice, you get knocked right back down.
I’ll leave you with some wise words from Alfredo over here…
Are you tired of seeing people tell women what to do with their lives? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. Also, I’m not very funny and so if you can think of much better captions for the above screenshots I’d love to hear them.
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