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I have a friend who personally knew the United Healthcare CEO's killer a few years ago. I asked the motte for some questions to ask him, and what I learned from them was surprising enough that I think the Motte will appreciate the inside scoop as a top-level post.
I am merely relaying the opinion of a high-achieving, apolitical normie.
Q: Was he popular with the ladies already, or was it literally the murder that did it? A: No, as my friend put it: He had no "rizz."
Q: Was he outspoken politically? In what way? A: He did not like that my friend was a bit of a tech bro "capitalist."
Q: Did he have any chronic health conditions? A: Not that my friend knew of.
Q: Did any friends of his have chronic health conditions? A: It did not come up.
Q: Was he social, or a loner? A: Not very social but he tried to be.
Here's where it got interesting:
Q: Was he 'weird' in any way?
A: Yes. My friend and others found his behavior awkward and forced. He "tried to be macho" but couldn't pull it off. He also used a position of authority he had over my friend (who is pretty unassuming and unconfrontational) to make life hard for him due to the supposed political differences.
The last one surprises me a lot; his social media did not paint that picture. This made me update a lot on what kind of person he was back then(1-5 years ago).
Overall i do not care for the politics analysis discourse when it comes to this guy, but the personality profile of a "rational" killer is a lot more fascinating imo. (There were a lot more details but my friend insisted on anonimity. He also strongly condems the killers actions)
Hope the Motte appreciates a bit of original Journalism ;)
Frankly, I'm still giggling that after years of redditors claiming themotte users would do spree killings, the first rat murderer came right out of /r/GeorgistFuckCarsAnticapitalismTEDtalks, and got the most uncritical support from the same people who were
fakingperforming hysteria over "violent right wing extremism" in 2020. They went straight from claiming the motte needed to be banned before nybbler shot up a synagogue to fedposting about shooting up a board meeting, with zero cognitive dissonance.Noticed theschism has been pointedly avoiding discussing it
Mangione's politics appear to be all over the place, and I still wouldn't be shocked to find out he had an account on the motte at some point.
Why do you think the schism is "avoiding talking about it"? What is your model of their thinking that leads to this pointed avoidance of the topic? I skim the schism now and then and they are so low volume that many big events don't get a single post.
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