Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard connections show how money can distort research

Re:Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard connections show how money can ... by MaximumYComb on Monday August 24, 2020 @08:21PM (#24266987)

It's creepy by modern western norms but it's been a fairly basic drive in rich and powerful men for a long time. Look at the percentage of men who share Y chromosomes from Genghis Khan, or the sultans who kept large harems.

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Re:Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard connections show how money can ... by ndespres on Monday August 24, 2020 @11:04PM (#24267787)

I don't understand why that's relevant. You should know that your comment reads as an excuse or an acceptance for the deeply creepy and awful things that Epstein said and did, not sure if you meant it that way so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

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Re:Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard connections show how money can ... by MaximumYComb on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @12:01AM (#24268046)

Which awful thing did I even remotely justify? My comment was in reference to the comment I replied to, which was:

>'hoped to seed the human race with his DNA

I then gave examples of powerful men attempting to seed the human race with their DNA. I make zero justification of exploiting/grooming underage girls, that's an entirely seperate issue.

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