-These exchanges, as did many others, took place well after Epstein had pleaded guilty in 2008 to sexually abusing teenage girls as young as 14 years old, and continued up until his arrest in 2019 for child sex trafficking.
So he basically said "I know I fucked up and no one wants me here but it's my job so let's focus on the material". Didn't look "extremely awkward" to me. I mean, fuck this guy but what do people expect him to do? Kill himself?
Lets not forget the part where he asks advice from Epstein on how to romantically approach one of his mentees.
I don't think he feels any remorse, he is just trying to strategically minimise his losses by giving the appropriate soulless responses. Anyone with a drop of conscience and respect for their students would have permanently resigned from teaching.
I don't know what he feels or thinks. I'm just commenting on the click bait title. What I would be interested in is why he's still allowed to teach at all. Then again, maybe titles like that help direct attention to it and will get us some answers from Harvard?
It is awkward for a prof to be in world news for romantically chasing after a mentee, asking for advice from someone he knew was a convicted sex predator. Then he is expected to lead a lecture. Maybe you've never led a college lecture, but I can assure you from experience that would be a very difficult situation. Maintaining an environment of respect between professor and students is already difficult in normal circumstances
I mean it is awkward that he seems to be apologizing for a very serious allegation but his apology sounds not too different from "sorry I was 15 minutes lates to class. welp lets continue". I agree this should have been resolved on the university level but this guy likely brings shit tons of money to the department through his connections and we have all seen with Trump adminstration how board of directors behave when threatened with funding cuts.
he's a rich white man who was an advisor to clinton and obama. He was also the president of harvard and is (now was) on the board of OpenAI. He is rich with a LOT of connections. He will be fine. He's not gonna have the the same issues we are currently facing in the job market.
Even if he'd never met JE in his life he'd still be an SOB. Not a good dude, not a good economist, should not be teaching at all, and at 70 has every right to retire and just go the fuck away.
Yeah, but if want him to fail in a way that makes the rest of his short existence painful and absolutely miserable, and his real punishment would then be "no morphine or even Tylenol".
That should actually be the default for everyone in there, tbh.
And maybe live stream their descent into death.
This shit should be brutal. And they deserve to know there's people out here with popcorn cheering it on.
This dude already sucks absent any Epstein connection, and I don't know what annoys me more: that even this might not get his corrupt geriatric ass out of the classroom and the halls of power, or that it's the only thing that might.
yea, i think it was also the fact that she was UNDER mentorhsip, and epstein was suggesting how to use that against her, power position over someone suborniate, i dont how much it work against her though, she was a daughter of A CCP official, or or backed by the ccp.
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TachyonTele@piefed.social · 109 pts · 256d
-These exchanges, as did many others, took place well after Epstein had pleaded guilty in 2008 to sexually abusing teenage girls as young as 14 years old, and continued up until his arrest in 2019 for child sex trafficking.
Fuck this guy.
moondoggie@lemmy.world · 76 pts · 256d
I’m not nearly young enough to fuck that guy
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 256d
But you're unwilling. That's a start!
anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 35 pts · 256d
I thought I heard that story before, but it turns out, this is a different guy.
https://youtu.be/VNLdyWPAz18
dantheclamman@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 256d
Ah yeah, Lawrence Krauss, very few are surprised about that one
nullroot@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 256d
Love skeptchick and it's amazing that's she's in the Epstein files (because she hassles and calls out sex predators)
Avicenna@programming.dev · 4 pts · 256d
it was a nice video thanks
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 30 pts · 256d
So he basically said "I know I fucked up and no one wants me here but it's my job so let's focus on the material". Didn't look "extremely awkward" to me. I mean, fuck this guy but what do people expect him to do? Kill himself?
Avicenna@programming.dev · 46 pts · 256d
Lets not forget the part where he asks advice from Epstein on how to romantically approach one of his mentees.
I don't think he feels any remorse, he is just trying to strategically minimise his losses by giving the appropriate soulless responses. Anyone with a drop of conscience and respect for their students would have permanently resigned from teaching.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 9 pts · 256d
I don't know what he feels or thinks. I'm just commenting on the click bait title. What I would be interested in is why he's still allowed to teach at all. Then again, maybe titles like that help direct attention to it and will get us some answers from Harvard?
dantheclamman@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 256d
It is awkward for a prof to be in world news for romantically chasing after a mentee, asking for advice from someone he knew was a convicted sex predator. Then he is expected to lead a lecture. Maybe you've never led a college lecture, but I can assure you from experience that would be a very difficult situation. Maintaining an environment of respect between professor and students is already difficult in normal circumstances
Avicenna@programming.dev · 1 pts · 256d
I mean it is awkward that he seems to be apologizing for a very serious allegation but his apology sounds not too different from "sorry I was 15 minutes lates to class. welp lets continue". I agree this should have been resolved on the university level but this guy likely brings shit tons of money to the department through his connections and we have all seen with Trump adminstration how board of directors behave when threatened with funding cuts.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 28 pts · 256d
Maybe resign?
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · -1 pts · 255d
Jobs are kinda hard to come by tbh.
But if he's in there, perhaps he'll get a job in prison.
kennedy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 255d
he's a rich white man who was an advisor to clinton and obama. He was also the president of harvard and is (now was) on the board of OpenAI. He is rich with a LOT of connections. He will be fine. He's not gonna have the the same issues we are currently facing in the job market.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 255d
Oh yeah I didn't read that much about him. Fair enough, I suppose a normal professor wouldn't have Epstein connections.
deathbird@mander.xyz · 11 pts · 255d
Even if he'd never met JE in his life he'd still be an SOB. Not a good dude, not a good economist, should not be teaching at all, and at 70 has every right to retire and just go the fuck away.
And that's what the fuck he should do.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 8 pts · 255d
I mean it would save some effort
Pappabosley@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 255d
Yes
oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 254d
Yeah, but if want him to fail in a way that makes the rest of his short existence painful and absolutely miserable, and his real punishment would then be "no morphine or even Tylenol".
That should actually be the default for everyone in there, tbh.
And maybe live stream their descent into death.
This shit should be brutal. And they deserve to know there's people out here with popcorn cheering it on.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 256d
Reminds me of someone.
picnicolas@slrpnk.net · 11 pts · 256d
Actor Jeffrey Jones?
myrrh@ttrpg.network · 1 pts · 255d
deathbird@mander.xyz · 12 pts · 255d
This dude already sucks absent any Epstein connection, and I don't know what annoys me more: that even this might not get his corrupt geriatric ass out of the classroom and the halls of power, or that it's the only thing that might.
Norin@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 256d
The course evaluations are going to be very interesting.
Avicenna@programming.dev · 9 pts · 256d
Way to downplay being ok with child sexual abuse and human trafficking.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 255d
larry was trying to get epstein advice how to pressure someone( afemale professor) to have sex with him.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 255d
Its actually hilariously pathetic if you read through it all, at some point even Epstein gets annoyed with it.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 254d
yea, i think it was also the fact that she was UNDER mentorhsip, and epstein was suggesting how to use that against her, power position over someone suborniate, i dont how much it work against her though, she was a daughter of A CCP official, or or backed by the ccp.
oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 254d
I would drop his class just for being on the board of an AI company.