@evan I never met the man, never moved in his circles, and my name stays out of publication. Why would my name be in the files?
Better than being discussed in there directly, thank you very much. And I have a hell of a story if I ever play 2 truths and a lie.
@mpjgregoire what about your name, though?
Global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025
L: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2026/growing-shadow-autocracy
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47821131
posted on 2026.04.18 at 21:42:49 (c=0, p=4)
@rjblaskiewicz unfair! He was talking to someone who wanted to end an event series you spoke at! It's like 4 levels of indirection.
Anyway, my answer is Yes. I'm surprised so few other answers were yes, but I guess that's why I do these polls.
I kind of felt guilty for searching; like, just searching is a little suspicious. But seeing other people talk about their checks made me feel less uneasy about it.
@evan Patton Oswalt has a good story about being in the files too.
I talked to a few friends and acquaintances whose names pop up. Some people had their names on software license statements. Others had popular Tweets -- apparently Epstein received popular Tweet email notifications and didn't know how to turn them off. A couple of people were on the syllabus for Media Lab courses.