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5. I think a lot of it would be considered "superficial" to the average person
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:12 AM
Sep 23

I.e., those who are entertainers (and who are in the industry), sports figures, industry executives, and well-known politicians, are often forced into "a bubble of kinship" due to their public status.

IOW, being with others like themselves due to living in an otherworldly universe different from the "average" person.

So within that bubble (and often as a way to do "networking" involved with their work), they end up making sure they can "be seen" at whoever is giving some soiree or most talked about "event". The aftermath then becomes a focus of later connections with others, conversation, and gossiping - all within a universe that is so narrowly focused on their craft, that it helps to break the monotony and often cutthroat nature of their chosen occupations.

Apparently Epstein became a host of such events. People like R. Kelly did similar. And in the case of these parties, they became more and more extravagant, exclusive, and notorious, to the point of exploitation, all in order to maintain that "in crowd buzz".

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