My guess is that many people who spent time around Epstein were probably not pedophiles. Maybe even the majority of them. His “day job” was a guy who knew all the powerful people and could introduce anybody to anybody else. If he had been a woman, we would have called him a socialite.
Some of the people were probably in his inner circle and participated in the child abuse. But, others were probably just using him as a way to meet royalty, or as a way to connect to VC money.
But, you know what? I’m ok if plutocrats who weren’t actually pedophiles get caught up as collateral damage.
My guess is that many people who spent time around Epstein were probably not pedophiles. Maybe even the majority of them. His “day job” was a guy who knew all the powerful people and could introduce anybody to anybody else. If he had been a woman, we would have called him a socialite.
Some of the people were probably in his inner circle and participated in the child abuse. But, others were probably just using him as a way to meet royalty, or as a way to connect to VC money.
But, you know what? I’m ok if plutocrats who weren’t actually pedophiles get caught up as collateral damage.
“I wasn’t in the pedophile inner circle, I was just on the edges trying to curry favor so they’d let me join”
maybe isn’t as great an excuse as it’s made out to be