Comment by Hank Hoek (hank-hoek) on Addendum: A non-magical explanation of Jeffrey Epstein · 2023-10-04T00:03:50.275Z · LW · GW

If we agree that Epstein killed himself, who convinced him to do it, and how?

By analogy with suicide bombers, Kamikazes, hijackers, depressed folks, depressed folks on risky drugs, bullied depressed folks, it seems like there is a continuum distribution of responsibility from self to others.

A trivial conclusion is that the criminal justice system edged him toward suicide, but a variety of covert threats and/or loyalties could also have been in play.

Comment by Hank Hoek (hank-hoek) on Omicron Post #11 · 2022-01-02T17:54:39.838Z · LW · GW

Is Omicron sufficiently near an ideal self administering vaccine that we should be assume intentionality? Characteristics of an ideal release: Quickly scaled, Globally administered,
Low morbidity, Low-cost, Externalizes the cost of not getting vaccinated to the hesitant