The story unfolds in a way that allows the reader to shift gears in thinking about the characters. Some initially irritate and repulse, but as more of the tale comes to light, the reader is forced to re-evaluate, sometimes two or three times. The book is far more 𝑅𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛 than 𝐴 𝐹𝑒𝑤 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑀𝑒𝑛.

Thanks for all the great tips. Would never had known about several of these without your posting.

Are we sure that isn't Jeffrey Epstein on the far left? Did anyone ever attend the "funeral" after he allegedly killed himself in prison? What if Epstein simply walked away and headed straight to Pinker? I'm happy to repeat these hallucinations to the 𝐷𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑀𝑎𝑖𝑙.

You've hit your comic stride. You're ready for your Netflix/Warner Brothers special.

Yes, will have to follow up on the items you provide in your book's notes to learn more.

In the forthcoming bio of Schopenhauer by David Bather Woods, he mentions a female friend of Nietzsche characterizing AS: "But it seemed to give him such relief to talk to a human being! The man seemed to me so lonely, so unspeakably lonely!" (p. 153)

And this will be followed by a future headline when the organization is dismantled: "ICE on the Rocks"

Probably a larger context here that I don't understand, but the general idea has forced me to devote some thought to it.