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This wasn't about Epstein. It was about Marvin Minsky who was a director of the MIT AI lab where Stallman started his ideas about software freedom.

Ask yourself why billions are spent on celebrity endorsements. To first order, the opinion of a globally accomplished person matters more, if only as a convenient point of reference. You can argue "non-expert" all day, but the market doesn't care.

What does tiger woods know about wheaties? Absolutely nothing except other than what it tastes like (maybe).

An excellent point.