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Douglas Rushkoff on the dinner party that turned out to be Epstein’s

Mark Frauenfelder
Feb 26, 2026
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Douglas Rushkoff was a twentysomething tech writer when he got invited to an exclusive New York dinner with scientists and tech CEOs. He brought a plus one — “the smartest, wittiest person I knew,” the founder of an online literary scene. The host pulled him aside and berated him: how dare you waste your plus one on a lesbian? He was supposed to bring a…

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