- cross-posted to:
- nottheonion@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- nottheonion@lemmy.world
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:
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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Fact: %100 of serial killers have drank water.
If we ban water for everyone, we can stop serial killers for once and all.
That’s taking it too far. To beat the bad guy with water we just need good guys with water.
What about just banning dihydrogen monoxide? That stuff kills 100% of those who consume it and is, like, everywhere!
It doesnt kill 100% of people who consume it, 100% of people who consume it die
Learn the difference for future reference
I heard that it is in all things we drink! Beer, juice, milk, and even water!
I’ve heard that almost all meth addicts have tried sugar first
I bet the CEO played Monopoly too. Ironic, isn’t it?
CEO probably cheated when he played Monopoly too.
luigi likes to drink soda.
luigi’s car… is red.
green*
He also worked on Civilization as an intern and had a Steam account
Obviously he loves old timey steam trains!
woke: doom inspires acts of violence
broke: call of duty inspires acts of violence
bespoke: among us inspires acts of violence
When I was a kid, we played pacman. A literal puck who eats pixels and takes turns chasing ghosts. We turned out fine.
It’s not like that’s what caused us to go to rave parties, listen to beepy music and pop ecstacy pills.
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
Got a chuckle at this response, though…
“technology”
That means that anyone who played Among Us is capable of killing a CEO.
Just saying…
(BTW, they’re blocking images with his name in it. what’s up with that)
Lots of people played Among Us and haven’t killed a CEO.
Yet.
Kinda sus…
Lol, the rich were hoping to find gruesome shooters like COD or PUBG.
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!
i’m afraid if i find out he played stardew valley i’m gonna be ravenous for him
I played with coworkers during COVID because we needed something to keep us sane.
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.
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.”
So does AOC and Tim Walz.
I always wondered what’s the source of this GIF…
The Incredibles. Pretty good Pixar movie
The Incredibles
I played the game of Clue a couple of times. That too is a murder simulator and “how to cover your tracks” game.
