A Theranos documentary 'deceives' its audience, and Hacker News disagrees about whether that's a review or a stunt (readtheprofile.com)
Substack writer Pompliano says Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's three-hour film nudges viewers' feelings with close-ups and the order of reveals, then lets them mistake those feelings for conclusions. Her proof is a Canon experiment where six photographers shot one man, each told he was someone different.
Readers split on whether she showed any of this. One said the essay 'says nothing at all about how the documentary deceives you'.
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