Rabbit R1: If Theranos Was A Division Of Fisher Price

Jason Knight
CodeX
Published in
6 min readMay 5, 2024

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It is amazing how often we see the same scams put out there to prey upon the gullible, ignorant, and outright feeble minded. The history of investors, speculators, and media being suckered by a pretty facade is never-ending. From ages past when Grok urinated in a sea-shell, mixed in a little charcoal, and traded it as hair tonic to Orruk for half a fish?

Only the product has changed. The chutzpah remains the same.

The Telltales Of A Scam

Many of the common propaganda techniques are present in sufficient quantity that you shouldn’t even need the Hoffman lenses to see them. The glittering generalities of unsupported exaggerated claims; the attempt to transfer the hype of AI to their product; the attempt to establish a sense of urgency via bandwagon…

Geraldine Carmichael and “The Dale” from 20th Century Motors
Anybody else remember the Dale? 20th Century Motors?

All of which is why we already have people acting like brainwashed cultists saying “no, no, it’s real” the same way idiots believed in Theranos until jail-time got involved — With some die-hards still saying they just needed more time and how it’s all some big conspiracy by “Big Pharma”… huffing morons — and why investors are likely throwing money at…

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Jason Knight
CodeX

Accessibility and Efficiency Consultant, Web Developer, Musician, and just general pain in the arse