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by qq66 3927 days ago
Would you say that someone who runs onto a train track to save a child, and is killed in the process, has made a wrong decision? They've sacrificed not only their 20s, but their whole lives, for the sake of someone else.

Someone choosing to forgo personal pleasures to achieve something shouldn't be criticized for it, and should be celebrated if that thing benefits lots of other people. I don't know a lot about Theranos, but it seems like the idea is reduce blood testing costs tremendously -- if the CEO is sacrificing her personal life and dating life to bring better and cheaper healthcare to millions of people, that is an admirable sacrifice.

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You are making the assumption that her decision to not date, or interact with any friends is beneficial to her mission.

I'm a believer that as a person sleeps less and interacts less with others at best they see diminishing returns and at worst their productivity overall declines.

Not really, I'm assuming that if someone decides to not date, that it's a legitimate decision for them, and if they decide not to date because they want to achieve something big for themselves and for the world, well, all the better.