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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