"in part because it fails to explain why academics show up so consistently in these files. Certainly, money played a role in Epstein's university connections. A rich man using donations and access to burnish his ego and legitimacy is a well-worn script, from Andrew Carnegie's libraries more than a century ago to Bill Gates's more recent global health philanthropy. As a college drop-out, Epstein clearly craved respect from high-profile academics."
"Some professors also seemed drawn to the louche lifestyle. Duke's Dan Ariely, for example, asks Epstein for contact information for a redhead who had been with him. The Yale computer science professor David Gelernter describes someone he apparently recommended for a job as a v small goodlooking blonde. Stanford's Nathan Wolfe invited Epstein to dinner with a couple of hottie interns."
Jeffrey Epstein cultivated ties with universities and faculty through donations, access, and personal favors, exploiting institutional fundraising pressures and individual ambitions. Wealth and prestige offered legitimacy and eased scrutiny, while Epstein sought respect from prominent academics despite lacking formal credentials. Some professors pursued social and sexualized interactions, indicating attraction to the louche lifestyle. Epstein also provided bespoke non-monetary rewards such as access to companies and deals, tailoring inducements to personal and professional vulnerabilities. These patterns explain why academics appear frequently in his correspondence and reveal a blend of financial influence, social capital, and manipulative relationship-building.
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