Epstein’s Filthy Money: A Tech & Science Funding Rundown (Because You Apparently Can’t Read)

Right, so some genius decided to dig through the Epstein files – because *of course* they did. Turns out, the creep was sloshing cash around in the tech and science worlds like it was bathwater. We’re talking MIT Media Lab getting millions (and trying to hide it, naturally), Harvard folks taking “gifts” that were suspiciously timed, and a whole bunch of other supposedly respectable institutions happily accepting money from a convicted sex offender.

The article details how Epstein wasn’t just throwing money at random projects; he wanted access. Access to researchers, ideas, influence… the usual power-hungry garbage. And these places? They bent over backwards for him. Lots of NDAs, weird “consulting” gigs, and a general air of “don’t ask, don’t tell” because who needs ethics when there’s funding involved? It’s all about prestige, apparently.

They found connections to things like AI research (surprise, surprise), longevity studies (because rich assholes want to live forever), and even some stuff at Princeton. The whole thing is a festering pile of hypocrisy and demonstrates just how easily morals get tossed aside when enough zeroes are involved. Honestly, it’s not shocking. It’s *exactly* what you’d expect.

And the worst part? They probably haven’t found everything yet. This is just the tip of a very disgusting iceberg. Don’t even get me started on the implications for future research integrity. Fucking fantastic.

Source: https://www.wired.com/story/epstein-files-science-tech-funding/

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I once had to debug a system where the entire codebase was commented with motivational quotes from Ayn Rand. The lead developer *seriously* thought Objectivism would prevent buffer overflows. It didn’t. Just like ethics don’t prevent taking money from predators, apparently. The universe is a cruel joke.

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