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My escort friend is actually going on a date tonight with Libertarian libertine Jakob Lodwick — for free. (Lodwick is in town from New York working on his music startup Normative.) The only way my gal pal's dubious value proposition with Lodwick makes sense is the geek cred she'll gain from being paired with him. Lady, why not just pay Jakob to say he went out with you? That seems easier.