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   Tek say resist (tek@freeradical.zone)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 00:50:01 JST Tek say resist

   Luigi Mangione Is Everywhere https://www.wired.com/story/the-internet-is-gripped-by-mangione-mania/

   > On Etsy, WIRED found almost 100 different listings featuring products with Mangione’s name or image. These include […] PDF copies of a mocked-up cover of Time magazine featuring Mangione as Person of the Year and the tagline “Healthcare revolutionary, leading the charge to transform global health.”

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     Tek say resist (tek@freeradical.zone)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 04:05:07 JST Tek say resist

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     • Mark Shane Hayden

     @msh Historically, nobles are always surprised by the level of animosity as they're dragged out of their castles to the town square. “Unhand me, and… an extra franc to each of you who helps!”

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     Mark Shane Hayden (msh@coales.co)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 04:05:08 JST Mark Shane Hayden

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     @tek

     "Experts find this concerning"

     "Experts" should not be surprised in the slightest, and should have already been very concerned for years now!

     Pretty much since the Great Recession an increasing number of people, perhaps approaching a majority of people now, hold the belief "eff it, the whole system is broken, burn it all down" as the decomposition of the current capitalist world order accelerates.

     Hence the willingness to do things like, y'know, vote for a convicted criminal to be president or view suspected murderers as heroes.

     But also Luigi is very err...visually appealing...and it this is far from the first time a handsome criminal has built up a significant fan base.