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@gray17@mastodon.social
2025-12-16 20:51:39

the nytimes profile of How Epstein Got His Wings reminds me a lot of Tom Ripley, but with less murder. Ripley had a talent for math, Epstein started as a math teacher. Ripley's entry into wealthy lifestyle began with fixing some rich guy's taxes, Epstein gained access to wealthy patrons with tax-avoidance advice. they both played piano while running all types of self-interested cons on all their charmed associates. etc.
... AO3 has zero hits for Jeffery Epstein Tom Ripley, hm…

@midtsveen@social.linux.pizza
2026-01-13 17:23:50

If you read Sartre, Nietzsche, or Camus, you might appreciate this self-taught classical composer.
#Sartre

Joshua Kyan Aalampour
Hello, my name is Joshua Kyan Aalampour. I’m a 24-year-old self-taught classical composer. I’m not a classically trained musician. My passion for music began when I was 16 years old in 2017. I originally started out of spite because a piano teacher told me I'd never be able to play after I couldn't sight read at our first lesson. I wanted to prove her wrong, so I began practicing for an average of 6 hours a day using MIDI videos on the internet. However, within about 2 weeks I had accidenta…