Barney wrote:
Grooming by enticement, travel, inducements, self-esteem enhancements
In addition to elaborate gifts and meals, flattery, fake interest/adulation etc.
You'd almost think Epstein and Andrew invented this old formula.
Similar to Weinstein, Chaplin, Gable et al.
'Do you know who I am; I met the President yesterday; Clooney is a mate'
Status is the key - or the perception thereof.
And many real achievers will soon have a medal pinned on them, by Princess Meghan...