Behind the Bastards Part Two: How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Build the Modern World
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Feb 19, 2026 Andrew T, a comedian and podcaster known for Yo Is This Racist and Starter Trek, joins the conversation. They trace Jeffrey Epstein's ties to gaming and crypto, from pushing microtransactions and edu-games to influencing Blizzard and early stablecoin plans. The dialogue covers emails, industry responses, and how social leverage and donations reached tech and finance figures.
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Email Chain Linking Girls To Pierce
- Robert Evans reads emails showing Epstein supplied girls to Brock Pierce and asked after Pierce's relationships with them.
- The exchanges normalize trafficking-like behavior among Epstein's circle and show mutual utility.
Games As Tools For Indoctrination
- Jeffrey Epstein actively pitched using addictive games to teach kids and push messages while monetizing them.
- He framed edutainment as ineffective and argued for 'educational subversion' via boobs, guns, and microtransactions.
Epstein's Role In Microtransaction Growth
- Epstein influenced Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick toward aggressive microtransactions and real-world rewards for kids.
- That influence aligns with the rapid industry shift to loot boxes, skins, and gambling-like mechanics after 2012–2013.