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Isn't that the guy who was giving Epstein advice on dealing with his reputation as a sex offender?
Imagine if all the physics Hawking wrote became invalid because he knew a sex trafficker. Why even bring that up.
It isn't just that he "knew" a sex trafficker, it's that he tried to help a sex trafficker white-wash his reputation for sex trafficking. It's not guilt by association, it's guilt by his specific actions.
Fuck yeah! Faster than light travel!
Yeah, I honestly don't know what to make of that, it's personally a real letdown as Chomsky's power came from truth telling and moral clarity, and then he hangs out with that fucking pedo. I'm not sure what he was accused of specifically. I thought it was that he had dinners with Epstein. I hadn't heard he advised him. That'd be next level bad.
However, I don't think that changes his analysis. Either it's valid or not.