One of the infuriating parts of the Epstein stories is that one of his main enticements for victims was social and economic mobility. He preyed on smart and ambitious teens. He told them and their parents he would support their studies, introduce them to important people, and help them on their career path. Poor and middle class people were just raw material for him and his companions, and as a billionaire he could pick the ones he liked out of the crowd to do with as he willed.