Not a "redeeming feature," it's pointing out that there were other victims here. I agree it's manipulative to mention it (sort of like saying "Ivy League grad Luigi Mangione" to tarnish his ideology). But you are being cynical and agressive for no reason.
> The 26-year-old was fascinated by AI and decision theory; pro-technology but anti-smartphones; secular and scientific in his outlook, but in favour of religion on Darwinian grounds.
Sounds like a random young HN-er that that got perhaps a tiny bit too much of the cuckoo part of the internet rubbed onto him.
> Luigi Mangione's worldview might not be familiar to most Americans [...]
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 56.6 ms ] threadSounds like a random young HN-er that that got perhaps a tiny bit too much of the cuckoo part of the internet rubbed onto him.
> Luigi Mangione's worldview might not be familiar to most Americans [...]
That's really sad.
Extra credit: articulate the author's logic and support for her claims one or two levels deep.
Drivel.