Stay Tuned with Preet “The Epstein Elite” (with Anand Giridharadas)
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Dec 4, 2025 
Anand Giridharadas, writer and political analyst known for his incisive commentary on elitism, digs into the troubling revelations from Epstein's emails. He discusses how elite circles tend to ignore harm while compartmentalizing charity and complicity. Anand argues for systemic reform over mere philanthropic gestures, emphasizing the importance of measuring the true impact of billionaires' actions. He highlights the behavioral patterns of elites like Larry Summers, reflecting on their social awkwardness and moral failures that affect countless lives.
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Elite Social Network Revealed
- The Epstein emails provided an anthropological glimpse into an elite social network with shared codes and habits.
- That network's ability to look away from others' pain explains its members' toleration of Epstein.
Looking Away As Elite Skill
- Giridharadas argues the elite's common skill is 'looking away' from suffering they helped create.
- That moral blindness extends across economics, technology, and concentrated wealth.
Impunity Fueled By Favor Networks
- The elite survive mistakes due to impunity and an internal economy of favors and non-public information.
- That reciprocity system insulates them from accountability ordinary people face.
