4 ms·

Yes, there's a real "conspiracy theory" vibe to all of this - I think it seems like people want to imply all these people are part of some kind of sex-ring or s

Yes, there's a real "conspiracy theory" vibe to all of this - I think it seems like people want to imply all these people are part of some kind of sex-ring or something, when there's an obvious and benign explanation for all of it. You can plausibly accuse many of the people who took meetings of being greedy, but that's about it. This is just people trying to score cheap political points.

ianburrell 3y ago
The "Epstein list" is turning into conspiracy theory. It sounds like authorities only have full contact list. Which includes acquaintances, employees, and victims in addition to conspirators. The criminals aren't going to identify themselves, and the FBI is usually quiet until arrests.
VagueMag 3y ago
Have you ever actually listened to any of the victim testimonies? For example, the ones which make it clear that it was essentially impossible to visit Epstein's island in the Caribbean (as Reid Hoffman did) without it being completely obvious what was going on there? Even the locals who never visited referred to it as "Pedophile Island." What was the point of the dinner Reid Hoffman organized with already-very-wealthy tech CEOs like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg? They already had access to far more money than Epstein could possibly have provided.
- wootland 3y ago
  This shouldn't be downvoted because it's 100% true. I also wonder why this submission was flagged? At first they just took it off the front page but I guess that was too suspicious so they "flagged" it later. There are plenty of other Reid Hoffman and Epstein stories on here. HN and Hoffman have many investments together so it doesn't surprise me, but it does show where the owners of this site fall.
  - VagueMag 3y ago
    It's also odd because this earlier article from the WSJ was never flagged: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35762731 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35762731
    - wootland 3y ago
      Indeed, the difference I can see is that the second article mentions Hoffman and the first doesn't reference any HN related people.
      - wootland 3y ago
        And just to confirm Reid Hoffman and YC's affilation: https://twitter.com/ycombinator/status/1656675146588110850 https://twitter.com/ycombinator/status/1656675146588110850

ianburrell 3y ago

The "Epstein list" is turning into conspiracy theory. It sounds like authorities only have full contact list. Which includes acquaintances, employees, and victims in addition to conspirators. The criminals aren't going to identify themselves, and the FBI is usually quiet until arrests.

VagueMag 3y ago

Have you ever actually listened to any of the victim testimonies? For example, the ones which make it clear that it was essentially impossible to visit Epstein's island in the Caribbean (as Reid Hoffman did) without it being completely obvious what was going on there? Even the locals who never visited referred to it as "Pedophile Island." What was the point of the dinner Reid Hoffman organized with already-very-wealthy tech CEOs like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg? They already had access to far more money than Epstein could possibly have provided.

wootland 3y ago
This shouldn't be downvoted because it's 100% true. I also wonder why this submission was flagged? At first they just took it off the front page but I guess that was too suspicious so they "flagged" it later. There are plenty of other Reid Hoffman and Epstein stories on here. HN and Hoffman have many investments together so it doesn't surprise me, but it does show where the owners of this site fall.
- VagueMag 3y ago
  It's also odd because this earlier article from the WSJ was never flagged: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35762731 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35762731
  - wootland 3y ago
    Indeed, the difference I can see is that the second article mentions Hoffman and the first doesn't reference any HN related people.
    - wootland 3y ago
      And just to confirm Reid Hoffman and YC's affilation: https://twitter.com/ycombinator/status/1656675146588110850 https://twitter.com/ycombinator/status/1656675146588110850