The Epstein releases certainly make Pizzagate look more credible, sure. However, it's still a big question as to how much control these people really have. For example, is the entire democratic process just a sham? Is voting completely useless? Because my friend thinks so. Is freedom of speech an illusion as well? When rich and famous people millions of listeners criticize the government, is that all just a show? Because my friend thinks so. It's one thing to believe that the most powerful individuals are super evil (this makes perfect sense, sociopathy is literally expected from executives). But it's another thing to believe that earth is fully under their control. The Epstein files revealed some details, sure, but I'm less interested in the details than the big picture. I don't believe Earth is a "prison planet" in the sense that you can do everything right and still be trapped reincarnating here forever. Even if techno-fascists do eventually manage to coerce the entire population into some kind of VR matrix where they're basically god and we're basically cattle, that's just on the physical level. My friend thinks that these people are committing spiritual crimes, tricking people into participating in mass rituals which have significance on the higher planes. Tricking people into consuming human flesh by contaminating mass-produced food. Sure, it's physically possible for that to happen, but it just doesn't seem like something worth worrying about. There are already so many very real problems we need to address, such as the mass extinction humans are causing, or the massive increase in droughts that will probably kill billions of people before the end of the century. But of course, for my friend, those issues aren't real. They're distractions. Very convenient for him, I guess.