I think the fucked up part is that they aren't really "true" pedophiles. I think it's simply the power and being able to get away with something so henious that they are into. The Trump letter to Epstein reinforced this belief for me.

To start, I'm not certain as I'm also gay and like my women more womanly than youthful. But I think a part of it is that yourhfulness is sexually prized fo the point you could call it fetishized in our society, especially in women. The rich, famous, and powerful therefore have access to a lot of young women in the 18-20something range. And I think a decent chunk of them wind up in groups of peers pursuing these young women and start pushing the age down bit by bit. And there's the taboo and boundary pushing.

I wouldn't be surprised if they found 14 year olds more exciting because it's wrong and because they can. Combes, Trump, epstein, and the like have always struck me as similar to those people who can't stop cheating but would never open their relationship unless their partner doesn't want it. The sort who'd beat their partner but only without consent. They need to push boundaries and take more than they give. Sexually violating people who are barely post pubescent is just a taboo that they've eased their way into breaking.

I can't recall the word and I'm not about to google it, but I suspect they are generally not "pedophiles" but that thing that refers to post-puberty but still underage. Like the physical attributes of sexual maturity with the power dynamics of a child.

They might even go for plausible deniability. Again, haven't researched too hard but I wouldn't be surprised if some satisfied Epstein customers never actually asked or were told the specific ages and could at least claim they thought they were 18 or 19 or something.

I do expect the Epstein "list" to be potentially messy. If there's one thing that seemed obvious is that he collected celebrity contact info like trophies. If there's a "list" in practice, I hope it's anchored in evidence and I hope Epstein was big on making sure he had blackmail fodder. If it's just contacts he managed to get, that would be a rough time for everyone all around.