The truth is so elusive. In fact, these days it is seen or heard so little we should all just forget about it. The word should be dropped from dictionaries. The very concept itself is outdated, like reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, uttering the words "Merry Christmas" and dressing for the theater. I say this because of an article on the front page of today's New York Times about how Bill Gates, the second wealthiest person in the world, doesn't want anything to do with Jeffrey Epstein (and never did). Luckily for Bill, Jeffrey is dead so that won't be an issue.
The article recounts how the two billionaires first met, which was after Epstein had been convicted of child molestation and forced to register as a sex offender. Apparently none of that troubled Gates, who over the following years visited Epstein in his lavish Manhattan penthouse several times, dined with him publicly in other locales and flew on his private plane more than once. (His spokeswoman refused to say how many times.) And despite an email Gates wrote to a colleague citing Epstein's lifestyle as "intriguing," that same spokeswoman said that did not mean Gates found him interesting, but rather was referring to Epstein's apartment's decor. (Oy.)
Gates claims the relationship with Epstein, which he now "regrets," was neither a friendship nor a business association. You're left to wonder just what it was. Or you could just guess, or make it up, or draw your own conclusion, since the truth is surely nowhere to be found, certainly not in that article and maybe not even in Bill Gates' own head.
The article recounts how the two billionaires first met, which was after Epstein had been convicted of child molestation and forced to register as a sex offender. Apparently none of that troubled Gates, who over the following years visited Epstein in his lavish Manhattan penthouse several times, dined with him publicly in other locales and flew on his private plane more than once. (His spokeswoman refused to say how many times.) And despite an email Gates wrote to a colleague citing Epstein's lifestyle as "intriguing," that same spokeswoman said that did not mean Gates found him interesting, but rather was referring to Epstein's apartment's decor. (Oy.)
Gates claims the relationship with Epstein, which he now "regrets," was neither a friendship nor a business association. You're left to wonder just what it was. Or you could just guess, or make it up, or draw your own conclusion, since the truth is surely nowhere to be found, certainly not in that article and maybe not even in Bill Gates' own head.
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