Jeffrey Epstein and MIT: FAQs

Post by Supermancho » Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 4:08 AM UTC

Waterluvian wrote: post #113

Supermancho wrote: post #104

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Debating that there wasn't a conspiracy is different than debating if he killed himself (which can't be proven). So far, there has been a coordinated effort to obscure accountability and records. This is SOP for the US Federal Government, when trying to hide misdeeds from the US population. Typically, we only get windows into what happened later when political opponents need ammunition or decades later when there are…

Again, _any_ solid links about this discussion? The main tell tale sign of crackpots is that they'll tell you a big earful of conspiracy. If they had a solid case they'd just share a link to a solid case. A link with analysis filled with references all the way down to primary sources. I'm always so dissatisfied when I ask for evidence for these things.

Post by Taniwha » Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 4:10 AM UTC

9HZZRfNlpR wrote: post #232

sxcurry wrote: post #66

1) Negroponte responded: “I know him quite well. The person who is his closest friend is Marvin Minsky, who even visited him in jail. I would take Berlusconi’s money, so why not Jeff.” (By March 2013, Berlusconi, the former Prime Minister of Italy, had been accused of hiring underaged prostitutes and dating underaged girls.) 2)“I’ve also talked to Nicholas [Negroponte] as well who had met him and he also agrees that…

Age of consent in Italy is 14, like many other European countries. Underage prostitutes not.

Post by gumby » Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 4:23 AM UTC

scottlocklin wrote: post #213

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I must agree that the institute (i.e. the faculty and staff) mostly consider students a nuisance unless they are interested in research. But I think it's been and continues to be a net positive for the planet. And if most students HTFP (or claim to) there's a solid group -- even a majority? -- who love it. I admit I was one of the lucky ones for whom it was an almost perfect environment. But even as an undergraduate…

>I think it's been and continues to be a net positive for the planet. Can you name something concrete that the place has actually done? From where I'm sitting, it has worked on a lot of trendy bullshit which never amounted to anything, but got curiously good press. For example, that ridiculously twee and obviously fraudulent claim to have built "personal food computers" is a recent nothingburger that comes to mind. h…

Post by scottlocklin » Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 4:26 AM UTC

gumby wrote: post #245

scottlocklin wrote: post #213

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>I think it's been and continues to be a net positive for the planet. Can you name something concrete that the place has actually done? From where I'm sitting, it has worked on a lot of trendy bullshit which never amounted to anything, but got curiously good press. For example, that ridiculously twee and obviously fraudulent claim to have built "personal food computers" is a recent nothingburger that comes to mind. h…

> Can you name something concrete that the place has actually done? F MIT graduates, faculty and staff have earned quite a few Nobel and Turing prizes; half a dozen graduates have walked on the moon; the lead professor in my Unified class left to become secretary of the Air Force; she was replaced by the former head of NASA. Almost every or every department has contributed in fundamental ways to its respective field.…

Post by FireBeyond » Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 4:27 AM UTC

amiga_500 wrote: post #225

ergothus wrote: post #80

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> Professor Lloyd also visited Epstein’s private island, though for only a few hours for lunch, I live a fairly privileged life as a U.S. West Coast techie...and stopping at a private island for a few hours sounds crazy. Do non-billionaire people (active academics at that) really lead lives like this? `

“If poor people knew how rich rich people are, there would be riots in the streets”