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[paulgb]

“First they think you're crazy, then they fight you, then you change the world.” - Elizabeth Holmes

[jcranmer → paulgb]

Elizabeth Holmes, who is currently on trial for fraud charges for covering up the fact that her magic blood testing machine was too magic to work in the real world.

[enraged_camel → jcranmer]

I think that was the joke (although admittedly sometimes you can’t tell on HN).

[paulgb → enraged_camel]

I can confirm that that was the joke :)

[rohan1024 → paulgb]

It's not exactly same but the quote credit goes to https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/mahatma_gandhi_103630

[pault → rohan1024]

That's the joke.

[mandeepj → paulgb]

I don't think she is the original author of this quote.

Going to share another quote, which I think is relative here -

“Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do.” - Steve Jobs

[dsr_ → mandeepj]

If Jobs had been just a little less crazy, he might still be changing the world.

[akhilcacharya → mandeepj]

She's not, that's the punchline!

[Fnoord → mandeepj]

The irony is that she was a Steve Jobs fangirl, or copycat if you will.

[ithkuil → mandeepj]

Sadly those you think are too crazy to change the world, usually are

[saalweachter → ithkuil]

s/Sadly/Thankfully/

[_4ziu → mandeepj]

I feel like the "usually" is pretty important here.

[nicc → mandeepj]

Did he actually write that piece of the commercial? Or any Apple commercial becomes a Steve Jobs quote.