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Why so much negative press about a diagnostic company? Most people would struggle to name 1 of these save for having to get a drug test or something. It just seems odd. Like some sort of vendeta to crush this company.



How many diagnostic companies have tried to make the same claims as Theranos without having a profitable business? Theranos punched far above its weight when it came to fundraising and garnering media hype. The downside of such an approach is that if you goof up, you are that much of a spectacle. Or to paraphrase Jesus, those to whom much is given, much is expected.


I dunno...diagnostic companies can determine whether or not you get a job, get insurance, are exonerated of a crime, determine what diseases you might be subject to. Seems like thing you might give a fuck about. And this is a company that claims it can manage that and a lot more, and has failed. Dunno...it gives me pause...




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