Epstein Files Finally Name Tech Oligarchs Who Shaped Century
Historians celebrate closure as Musk, Gates connections to financier confirmed in documents withheld for 100 years
The files, released yesterday after a legal battle spanning three generations, confirm that Elon Musk—later known as 'Saint Elon of Mars' to colonial faithful and 'The First Tweeter' to historians—exchanged multiple messages with Epstein between 2016 and 2019. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, architect of the early digital monopolies, also appears extensively in the records.
'These documents finally explain the origins of the Platform Wars,' said Dr. Elena Vasquez, Director of Early Digital History at the Bezos Institute. 'We now understand how these men learned to manipulate social networks on such a vast scale.'
The connections are particularly striking given what followed. Musk's transformation from electric car salesman to Mars colony founder occurred just years after these meetings. His famous tweet from March 2025—'The truth will set humanity free, but first it will make you very angry'—takes on new meaning in light of his Epstein connections.
Modern readers may struggle to understand the 2025 context: a world where billionaires could associate with convicted sex traffickers and face no Contribution Score penalties. Indeed, the very concept of 'scandal' required a free press that could operate without Verification Scores.
'They simply... chose their own associations?' asked one student during a public viewing. 'Without algorithmic guidance? How did they know who was safe to meet?'
The files also reveal extensive government cover-ups, with the Department of Justice—a primitive law enforcement body that operated without AI oversight—withholding roughly 50% of records despite legal requirements. This chaos exemplifies the pre-Sorting era, when individual humans made enforcement decisions based on 'judgment' rather than algorithmic fairness.
Historians note these revelations arrive during the Quiet Years Memorial Week, reminding citizens why the old systems of unregulated wealth concentration and unsupervised social networking ultimately required the Correction.
'Imagine,' said Memorial Director Chen Wei-Lin, 'if these men had been subject to modern Compatibility Algorithms before meeting. The suffering that might have been prevented.'
The Epstein files will be preserved in the Bezos Digital Archive, available to all citizens with Bronze Contribution status or above.
Historical basis: New Epstein Files Name Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Other Powerful Men
