Her being a woman is relevant bc our culture is obsessed with punishing women. With men, we are not this interested in the aftermath. They are able to sink into obscurity, they escape consequence.
2026-09-09 15:41:56
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Alfredo Fufkin :
I’m not sure ppl are so fixated on Elizabeth Holmes as much as they are with the idea of Elizabeth Holmes under Nathan Fielder’s kaleidoscopic lens. like, if this was just another Holmes documentary, I doubt it would be perking up anybody’s ears
2026-09-09 18:31:53
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onionwinks :
autism v narcissism, I can’t wait
2026-09-09 16:40:20
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✨duckyy✨ :
when I saw it I genuinely thought it was a trailer for a horror movie
2026-09-09 15:29:38
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Ezi :
It’s all about the desire for the American Dream we’re all indoctrinated with. Scammers in a lot of ways are an embodiment of that desire, they’re willing to strive for the goal to the point of absurdity. I think about The Great Gatsby and how Gatsby remains a beloved character despite (at least in my eyes) being a generally terrible person.
2026-09-09 15:37:09
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Fratty McFratface :
Americans love scammers. We keep electing them into office and the majority of our economy is based on cons
2026-09-09 19:26:53
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Jackie Carter :
I just love your intros.
2026-09-09 20:11:30
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spicetada :
The podcast The Opportunist *used to* do an amazing job exploring the nuance of there not necessarily being “good” and “bad” people, just normal people who see an opportunity to get ahead and take it and then end up scamming. Which I appreciate because I know a lot of people think “I would never do something like that because I’m a good person!” but little lies can compound quickly and it’s a good reminder to be scrupulous even in small things. It was super fascinating. (*It got sold a few years ago and it’s horrible now.)
2026-09-09 15:34:09
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Balustrade :
Scammers are the ultimate winners in the capitalism game and America loves a winner more then anything
2026-09-09 16:40:39
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Brei Hk :
Scamming is in the fabric of American culture. Go all the way back to the colonies, they were lowkey scams and several failed because they were not properly setup for a community
2026-09-09 21:52:30
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bootlegbennie :
USA was built on religious fanatics finding a safe space to sell their snake oil
2026-09-09 15:56:19
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Ahmanis.life :
Love ur takes
2026-09-10 17:43:58
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priscillas_planet :
her crimes were definitely dangerous, she defrauded cancer patients
2026-09-10 03:55:41
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Franci :
I’m fascinated as a long term fan of Nathan Fielder, this type of serious documentary is so different than his past projects as someone who has watched everything he has put out. I think he can bring a special type of lens for us to view her story/side through humorous investigation. Idk, but I’m SAT
2026-09-10 17:09:26
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Jessica S :
this is modern day "Catch me if you can", we have romanticized this type of Conman for a while
2026-09-09 16:34:37
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Shuh-RAY-uh :
For me, it was fascinating that Elizabeth Holmes was able to get away with what she did for how long. Like from listening to the dropout podcast when it first came out, I was flabbergasted no one caught on or did anything sooner.
2026-09-09 15:41:23
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write.all.along :
That frame of her up close in the documentary, is bone-chilling
2026-09-10 13:00:10
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Middle-Earthling 🧙♂️ :
i've seen enough, make her the president
2026-09-10 16:28:35
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Fictitious capital is built on expectations of future value. Investors put money into what something will become, and Elizabeth Holmes, Sam Bankman-Fried and the AI bubble all show how easily speculation turns into hype, hype into valuation, and valuation into something that looks like real wealth. They just pushed that logic far enough to become fraud. The weird part is that Americans treat this kind of speculation as normal right up until the story falls apart.
2026-09-09 15:41:12
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DoctorProfessorWoman :
She’s a cult leader too. That’s such an important component.
2026-09-09 18:52:24
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dw :
love your takes and your color coded bookshelf, king
2026-09-09 15:29:43
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𝓨i :
when the trailer dropped, my friends finally understood why I said the amanda seyfried performance was bad
2026-09-09 16:24:55
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tia/NY film photographer :
For my wedding I wanna hire you to give a Ted talk about whatever topic of your choosing lmao
2026-09-09 18:07:10
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Olive ⎕ :
I would argue the American dream is to be able to scam your way to the top . And to step on others. I think the fascination with these kinds of people reach a huge culmination when trump was running for president and then won
2026-09-09 17:19:44
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Sarah M :
I think that for her story, the healthcare piece is very pertinent. I personally think she wouldn’t be in as much trouble if she scammed rich people and didn’t hurt everyday people. Average people were hurt by the failure of her product and they were actively rolling them out in stores.
2026-09-09 16:17:21
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