When Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania, I had a look at his social media account and was struck that it did not appear to be what I expected. On the contrary, he seemed to be something of a moderate.
Luigi Mangione was tweeting Jonathan Haidt, Tim Urban, Thiel, pro-nuclear content, complaining about DEI.
HIs politics seem moderate and sensible.
Maybe the CEO guy just stole his girlfriend? She left him because he was wasting his time on AI safety instead of making money. pic.twitter.com/DspLG2LFsG
— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) December 9, 2024
Of course it’s not as simple as that. Mangione had also written a favorable review of the Unabomber’s manifesto in which he seemed to endorse political violence. But his most glowing review on GoodReads was reserved for a book by author Tim Urban. Urban’s most recent book is titled “What’s Our Problem?: A…
