I agree with you to the extent that I hope she doesn't burn out too soon.
> I don't think anyone is necessarily saying what she has done isn't amazing, profound and admirable.
Perhaps not but, (it seems to me) they're not showing anywhere near enough respect before coming up with some criticism.
Bare in mind Holmes is the most extreme case (i.e. the first female self made billionaire), and she knows this. In her words she's on a mission (see the youtube video). History is full of people e.g. monks, missionaries and leaders who devoted their lives to their work. They were no less happy for it. It's interesting in the article how much she relies on faith.
She's not just an entrepreneur. What she is doing is arguably more important than any of the self made billionaires (who are themselves extreme cases of entrepreneurs). Only Gates is doing something similar and he waited until he had billions in the bank first. Even Musk who I similar respect for made his millions first.
Further the point is she's not making the next WhatsApp. WhatsApp is a blip of nothingness compared to what Holmes is doing. She's going to improve the fundamentals of detecting life threatening illnesses which will continue an impact basically for the entire human existence. It will probably eventually impact every human (and any animal that is treated by a human) on earth.
> I don't think anyone is necessarily saying what she has done isn't amazing, profound and admirable.
Perhaps not but, (it seems to me) they're not showing anywhere near enough respect before coming up with some criticism.
Bare in mind Holmes is the most extreme case (i.e. the first female self made billionaire), and she knows this. In her words she's on a mission (see the youtube video). History is full of people e.g. monks, missionaries and leaders who devoted their lives to their work. They were no less happy for it. It's interesting in the article how much she relies on faith.
She's not just an entrepreneur. What she is doing is arguably more important than any of the self made billionaires (who are themselves extreme cases of entrepreneurs). Only Gates is doing something similar and he waited until he had billions in the bank first. Even Musk who I similar respect for made his millions first.
Further the point is she's not making the next WhatsApp. WhatsApp is a blip of nothingness compared to what Holmes is doing. She's going to improve the fundamentals of detecting life threatening illnesses which will continue an impact basically for the entire human existence. It will probably eventually impact every human (and any animal that is treated by a human) on earth.