Jiya Kohar Week 9: Top 10 (#1) Stupid People OAT
My POAS person is Jeffrey Epstein! I know, I know, what an awesome man. While doing some research and pondering, I found myself laughing at him more than I thought I would. For a (supposedly) really smart man, Epstein was objectively very stupid. He made highly avoidable mistakes and completely overestimated how far his power and reputation would be able to protect him.
For one, you would think that after being convicted AND registered as a sex offender, one would stop or at least change up their pattern a bit. But noooo, he reoffended after his conviction (this alone is enough) but also didn’t make any actual countermeasures. If you’re already caught once, I would assume the smart thing to do would at least try to hide your actions. He also continuously repeated himself. Over and over, the same planes, pilots, routes, properties, etc, etc. And (!), he also thoroughly documented his outlandish pedophilia and involved way too many people. I could literally go on and on about his mistakes, but I would run out of space. My point is, either Epstein was literally the most stupid pedophile of all time, or he knew his tracks were being covered. Either way, it’s incredibly enraging and disappointing.
He was a man with access to many millions and other men with many millions and learning more about Epstein has only made me feel more infuriated on behalf of his victims. Epstein left a gigantic paper trail for many years that almost everyone ignored. On second thought, maybe that makes him the smartest person OAT. You have to have some serious magical skills to put your criminal activity out there in the open for people to find, but somehow conceal it just enough for your actions to go "unnoticed" for many years. The unfortunate truth is that Epstein survived so long because powerful people and systems chose not to look too carefully. None of his actions were hidden very well. They were just ignored. I suppose that goes to show how much money and power can work to protect people.
Earlier, I wanted to write about how Epstein must have had some balls to do what he did, but I refrained because I felt it was ironic, since he was actually described as having an oval shaped and deformed…“brain.”
For one, you would think that after being convicted AND registered as a sex offender, one would stop or at least change up their pattern a bit. But noooo, he reoffended after his conviction (this alone is enough) but also didn’t make any actual countermeasures. If you’re already caught once, I would assume the smart thing to do would at least try to hide your actions. He also continuously repeated himself. Over and over, the same planes, pilots, routes, properties, etc, etc. And (!), he also thoroughly documented his outlandish pedophilia and involved way too many people. I could literally go on and on about his mistakes, but I would run out of space. My point is, either Epstein was literally the most stupid pedophile of all time, or he knew his tracks were being covered. Either way, it’s incredibly enraging and disappointing.
He was a man with access to many millions and other men with many millions and learning more about Epstein has only made me feel more infuriated on behalf of his victims. Epstein left a gigantic paper trail for many years that almost everyone ignored. On second thought, maybe that makes him the smartest person OAT. You have to have some serious magical skills to put your criminal activity out there in the open for people to find, but somehow conceal it just enough for your actions to go "unnoticed" for many years. The unfortunate truth is that Epstein survived so long because powerful people and systems chose not to look too carefully. None of his actions were hidden very well. They were just ignored. I suppose that goes to show how much money and power can work to protect people.
Earlier, I wanted to write about how Epstein must have had some balls to do what he did, but I refrained because I felt it was ironic, since he was actually described as having an oval shaped and deformed…“brain.”
Jiya,
ReplyDeleteI found your post to be incredibly thought-provoking. I remember talking about the people we chose for POAS a couple of days ago, and I was shocked by your choice. Jeffrey Epstein isn’t someone that people think would have such an influence on American culture, but if you think about it, he has led the debate on corruption in our government since 2019.
I found your branding of him as one of the most “stupidest people OAT” very interesting. We tend to think that, since he had all of these connections and such an insane amount of wealth, he was a criminal mastermind rather than a sick old man who happened to have friends in the right places. I agree with you that his ability to go undetected for so long (when he was finally caught in 2019, prison staffers put his race as African American in the database) is so utterly infuriating. We have had two alleged Epstein associates in the Oval Office (with one of them currently being in office, and he is doing anything and everything to try to hide his association with him), and it is infuriating that the only reason that nothing is being done is that there are very powerful people involved in this entire case.
There is a very well-researched video series on YouTube that may help you with your research, by this guy called Jaubrey. I have currently been binge-watching his Peter Thiel series. Both series have really opened my eyes and helped me understand how power dynamics in our country work. I am really looking forward to your presentation!
Hi, Jiya! I love how you picked Jefferey Epstein as your POAS, it’ll certainly be interesting to see how you are going to write about him! Epstein certainly is very influential in American culture. From the memes to the corruption, I think it’ll be really fun listening to your speech about him. It’s always fun talking about crazy people, because for them to achieve what they did, there’s some quality of them or society to be analyzed. I think when it comes to Epstein, his story reflects a underlying problem of our society, and how he was able to abuse the government.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with your assertion that Epstein is incredibly stupid. It really feels like Epstein had a mental disease, given how blatantly he went around parading his crimes, and pedophilia really isn’t normal. I guess that’s why so many billionaires like children, their ability to amass wealth exceeds normal thought processes. It really goes to show how wealth and power are interchangable in our society, and that rich people are basically given “free passes.”
Hi Jiya, I just wanted to say this was one of the most interesting blogs I have read. I honestly had no idea what to expect when I read your title, but I knew that I was in for a good read. Epstein is honestly one of the most interesting people to have lived in the past 20 years because what do you mean he got away with his crimes and pedophillia for as long as he did while imploring others in positions of power to join him and holding them all hostage in his infamous “Epstein Files.” He had everyone in positions of power all the way to the tip top of our government as you so aptly put it “by the balls.” I don’t know if I would go as far as to consider Epstein one of the smartest people of all time, but I think you inversely proved the point that he was one of the most powerful people at his peak because he so openly carried himself with no shame for his actions. When I read about Epstein I wondered if he was mentally sick, what was the reason he lived the way he did and did the things he did? Of all the things he could have done in his life, with his wealth, his brain, his complete and total disregard for public opinion and institutions of power he could have been a genius, he could have changed the course of human history forever, but instead all we are left with is the never ending saga of his files, those involved, the horror stories of his victims, and a very informative and horrifying documentary on Netflix. Anyway, your blog was very interesting this week Jiya. I had a lot of fun reading and I CANNOT WAIT for your POAS presentation!!
ReplyDeleteYour style of writing for the blog is really interesting! The manner in which you write is very reminiscent of the way one talks in a casual conversation with another, which contrasts the other blogs, which while still writing like a conversation, do not come across quite as casual as yours. Also, your use of lots of different punctuation also makes your writing more interesting, especially your liberal use of parenthesis and your additions of extra letters to specific words.
ReplyDeleteThe decision you made about choosing Jeffery Epstein as your POAS, and your additional choice to write about him in your blog to me is quite bold and admirable of you! Lots of people would prefer to look away and avoid the serious issues that arise when discussing such a controversial figure, but you chose to directly address this infamous figure and bravely discuss all the negative issues that are connected to this man.
The clear statements you make about how Epstein got away with so much because of the failure of the government is honestly really interesting, since many would prefer to skirt around discussing the circumstances that allowed Epstein to get away with his crimes for so long, instead only focusing on him and claiming that he was the one entirely at fault for the situation, ignoring the fact that there were many other issues that helped him escape justice.