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The Death That Made The World Laugh

And made the world think.

Eric S Burdon
6 min readDec 9, 2024

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His handsome smile.

That glint in his eyes.

His casual hoodie and average looking backpack.

We don’t exactly know him (edit: we might possibly know him now), but this man has become an American hero. There are people parading around looking like him. Face covered up wearing the same outfit the man decided to do something bold.

Gunning down a billionaire who was on his way from a meeting.

A billionaire who ran United Healthcare — a healthcare company that was united in denying healthcare coverage for many people with AI algorithms and had double the denial rate of the industry average.

Efforts to find this shooter have been lackluster at best and I wouldn’t be surprised if the shooter gets away with this or has left the country entirely.

After all, this death has sparked a wide array of conversations.

Everything Has Been Deliberate

To begin, this whole story has been amusing in a sense.

After the shots were fired, he got onto his bike and went onto public transit. He didn’t cause a scene about what he did.

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Eric S Burdon
Eric S Burdon

Written by Eric S Burdon

I write (and sometimes do videos) about self-help for those who don't like self-help. Complete with the occasional memes and riffs on the industry that I love.

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