The Internet's Obsession With Luigi Mangione Signals a Major Shift
SOURCE: WIRED
"Luigi Mangione, currently the internet's main character, probably isn't
who you
think he is. Main characters are like that. As soon as someone achieves main character status, they become the screen onto which the world's opinions and preconceptions get projected. Mangione, who was arrested Monday in connection with the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, fits that bill.
"Prior to his arrest, Mangione was an unknown. Police had released a grainy security camera photo showing half of their suspect's face, but beyond that
all
anyone knew was that someone had killed the CEO of a health insurance
company-
and that someone quickly became an online folk hero. He was painted as an avenger, a response to a health care system that had fallen short. Some called the mysterious suspect 'The Adjuster.'
"Mass shooters and other perpetrators of violence often become memes, NCRI senior adviser Alex Goldenberg told The New York Times, 'but what's
disturbing
about this is that it's mainstream.' People reacted to the death of Thompson like it signaled the start of a class war."
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