If they&#x27;d operated with even the slightest veneer of humility, and if the whole thing had not turned out to be such a house of cards, then you probably would not have such intense feelings of schadenfreude. I think it&#x27;s pretty normal to feel some pleasure at the misery of others when those others have made themselves out to be such Paragons of Virtue, Captains of Industry, Movers and Shakers of 21st Century Health, and whatnot, and turn out to completely full of it.<p>And, just to make sure it&#x27;s clear that I&#x27;m not exaggerating, we&#x27;re talking about a company whose founder literally received something called the Horatio Alger Award last year:<p><pre><code>    She was the youngest person ever to be awarded
    the Horatio Alger Award in recognition of
    “remarkable achievements accomplished through
    honesty, hard work, self-reliance and
    perseverance over adversity.”
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