It is off-topic, but that's not uncommon on HN — and it's certainly one of the most important points that can be made from the Epstein case.

This comment is downvoted, but shouldn't be: "Epstein didn't kill himself" clearly is off-topic for the thread, and the resulting "discussion" ate the whole thread. 'zamalek is absolutely right.

What's wrong with being a little bit off-topic every now and then as long as it's somewhat interesting?

For a lot of us, HN is a big part of our lives, it's our water-cooler place where we come to chat and wind down. I was myself curious to hear what folks here thought of the "Epstein didn't kill himself" trope.