The gloomy sentiment around Reddit Inc. has failed to dissipate after its shares fell 50% from a February high, with volatile technology stocks under pressure.

  • Cruxifux@feddit.nl
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    9 个月前

    I can’t even think of a time in history where someone was a huge piece of shit in America and “lost everything.” Maybe R Kelley, P Diddy, and Bill Cosby? But only for the time they spent in whatever rich guy jail they got to go to and then they were fine.

    • TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca
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      9 个月前

      Elizabeth Holmes comes to mind. She manoeuvred herself into a position of wealth and power by defrauding other rich people and got herself 11 years in prison for it. That’s 11 years more than most other rich scumbags get.

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          9 个月前

          She went into prison in 2023 so she will be there for a while yet.

          I don’t think her wealth is known exactly but she and her company lost billions during the scandal.

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        And that just goes to show:

        The only time rich people are held accountable in the US, is when they fuck with other rich people’s money.

      • deranger@sh.itjust.works
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        9 个月前

        The most bizarre part of the Theranos scandal is that any medical lab tech/scientist could have told you, right from the initial pitch, the entire thing was a massive scam. There was literally no reason to ever think this technology was feasible and a mountain of reasons it wasn’t.