A psychoanalytic read of Elizabeth Holmes: splitting, chosen ignorance and Theranos 2.0
floguo · x · 2026-10-22
A discussion around the documentary You Can See Everything cites a psychoanalytic take on Elizabeth Holmes: her charisma comes from an intense, pure affect — genuine love for her family and a real desire to build "Theranos 2.0." The analysis argues she exhibits intense splitting, disavowing aggression in herself and requiring partners to embody the disowned parts (projective identification). She is described as remarkably capable of "choosing not to know" — acting on knowledge while consciously keeping the pure part of her intentions in the foreground, letting partners do the dirty work.
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