Most sources, and participants, were not identified. Afterward, double standards apply: Male participants are part of the “in crowd,” while female participants are slut-shamed. In contrast, the young women invited to attend say that to further their careers, they feel pressured to join in the action (drinking alcohol, taking MDMA - also known as Ecstasy or Molly, and engaging in group sex). The reason? It’s the assertions by the party hosts - some of the valley’s most powerful men - that their drug-laden sex parties with their own wives, employees and business acquaintances are lifestyle choices that push paradigms, just like the technologies they create.