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It's a weird headline, but the discussion is around how journalists and the public look through internet history in cases like this. Some of it is helpful, some of it is not.

In particular, it's a response to this article:

'Extremely ironic': Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying played video game killer, friend recalls (NBCNews)

The game in this case being AmongUs...

Monday night, NBC News published an article with the headline “’Extremely Ironic’: Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Slaying Played Video Game Killer, Friend Recalls.” This article is currently all over every single one of my social media feeds, because it is emblematic of the type of research I described above. It is a very bad article whose main reason for existing is the fact that it contains a morsel of “new” “information,” except the “information” in this case is that Luigi Mangione played the video game Among Us at some point in college.

cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/72744

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[–] RxBrad@infosec.pub 107 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Got a chuckle at this response, though....

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

luigi broke the coffeepot

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 99 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Lots of people played Among Us and haven't killed a CEO.

Yet.

[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world 49 points 6 days ago (1 children)

On the other hand, every person who has killed a United Healthcare CEO has played Among US, checkmate.

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 21 points 6 days ago

Kinda sus...

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 5 days ago (1 children)

luigi likes to drink soda.

luigi's car... is red.

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

ugh yes sorry it's been 20 years since i've seen it :(

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[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 49 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Did prosecutors seriously talk about among us like it is this game that only psychos play? The game is fun! In fact I think I am gonna play it tonight!

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I played with coworkers during COVID because we needed something to keep us sane.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago

I don't play the game very often, but it is a fun game. Even more fun when I am the imposter! Normally I get assigned the boring task as being a regular deck hand.

i'm afraid if i find out he played stardew valley i'm gonna be ravenous for him

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 44 points 6 days ago

Ah yes, the continued trend of the media in the US to shit on gaming as the ills of society's problems, because someone up the chain is scared it makes more than Hollywood slop

[–] style99@lemm.ee 52 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Funny, how much hand wringing is going on in the sweaty mainstream media about a guy who merely put down a vicious oligarchy-loving killer. You'd get the impression that media moguls are worried that they're next.

[–] DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Funny, how much hand wringing is going on in the sweaty mainstream media about a guy who merely put down a vicious oligarchy-loving killer. You'd get the impression that media moguls are worried that they're next.

It's a sign of the time that we're living in. When people find joy in the death of others in a society, the quality of living is exceptionally bad. It's reminiscent of Rome too where the last years of their society were filled with chaos

Or the French revolution, for that matter

[–] conartistpanda@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

Assuming he actually did it

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That means that anyone who played Among Us is capable of killing a CEO.

Just saying...

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Its-Funny-Cuz-U-Is-Stupid-1392177548

(BTW, they're blocking images with his name in it. what's up with that)

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 24 points 6 days ago

Anyone else remember bowling for Columbine?

No?

Alright.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago

I played the game of Clue a couple of times. That too is a murder simulator and "how to cover your tracks" game.

[–] Cyberjin@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

"technology"

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Why is he dressed so weirdly on the photo? That doesn't look like a usual uniform...

[–] ysjet@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If you've noticed, they're doing everything they can to make him look less attractive. Shitty aspect ratios, bad white balance, editing the picture, terrible focal lengths....

They're scared. It's hilarious, because they're so blatantly obviously scared.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

It's hilarious because they are so obviously scared but at the same time it's terrifying because it will eventually work on most people.

[–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Suicide watch uniform, I think. Have only seen it in one old photo so it might have just been that facility

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Why does he need suicide watch uniform? Are they planning to Epstein him?

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[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 3 points 5 days ago

Looked it up and indeed seems to be it.

[–] ToxicWaste@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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The article reads like regular internet bad behavior.

there is rarely a single story everyone is talking about and where it is impossible to hold anyone’s attention for more than a few minutes at a time…

Exactly what the press contributes to.

Goes on to suggest digging through old accounts, maybe finding the right person of interest, making stuff up based on what you find, then harassing people associated with the person.

But that’s ok, because it’s “journalism.”

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I just noticed that he has a nose.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Of course there's only a small percent of Among Us players that will try to kill a CEO. Be grateful.

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