If they left that descriptor out, it'd be just "Theranos to Dissolve" which is too vague a headline for anyone who isn't already following the Theranos story. "Gigantic Fucking Silicon Valley...
If they left that descriptor out, it'd be just "Theranos to Dissolve" which is too vague a headline for anyone who isn't already following the Theranos story.
"Gigantic Fucking Silicon Valley Bamboozle Theranos to Dissolve" would be accurate as well, but headline writers at an old school newspaper like the WSJ will want fairly objective headlines, and "blood testing firm" is more or less neutral.
"Blood-Testing Firm"
I've seen some exaggerated headlines in my life, especially from WSJ, but this is just lunacy.
~It was a joke.~
If they left that descriptor out, it'd be just "Theranos to Dissolve" which is too vague a headline for anyone who isn't already following the Theranos story.
"Gigantic Fucking Silicon Valley Bamboozle Theranos to Dissolve" would be accurate as well, but headline writers at an old school newspaper like the WSJ will want fairly objective headlines, and "blood testing firm" is more or less neutral.
I appreciate the explainer, but...
https://tildes.net/~tech/5yj/blood_testing_firm_theranos_to_dissolve#comment-1pms
I guess it's hard to tell sarcasm over text, I didn't think it was a joke until I read your comment