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Comment by krupan | Hacker News Reader

Amazing when it comes to Epstein (and other controversial actions/decisions) how detailed and open minded we are when it comes to someone we liked and supported, and how cut and dry we want things to be when it's someone we don't like.

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I don't know, it seems Bill Gates pretty quickly flushed any goodwill he had cultivated with the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation once the Epstein stuff came to light, although views of him before that point were certainly mixed still.

I think the difference with Chomsky is that he is in many ways a modern-day guru with adherents who are naturally resistant to viewing their teacher and leader in a negative light.

Nah, anyone associating with Epstein can get flushed down the toilet. Maybe it's a generational thing.

Let's hope you never wind up in the massive email history of a terrible person because people like you will wish you dead.

If I end up in the massive email history of one of the most vile men in US history, please flush me down the toilet assuming I haven't already heavily invested in the Remington retirement plan

Sorry sheikh, busy opening windows in Moscow.

Best I can do is drown you in a bathroom sink around February 2029, not getting dirty toilet water on my good shoes again.

Then be careful to never do anything that is interesting enough or important enough that it will become newsworthy, or write any books or articles on interesting or important topics, or even posting helpful things on social media.

There are a lot of people in Epstein's email history who are there because the above kinds of things caught his interest, and he wanted to discuss or recommend them to others.

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