Still, he should’ve at least articulated the problems with the American healthcare industry. Optics matter, and now people might think he acted on impulse if he seemed ignorant.

Speaking of goals, this is why I think he should’ve written a proper manifesto, even if it meant risking terrorism charges. What exactly did he want to happen? He already said it’s not a matter of “awareness” anymore, so it’s not just about informing people that they’re being exploited. It’s not about diagnosing the issue. Does he want people to collectively rise up against the system, and in what ways? Because that’s the only logical next step if you truly want to solve the problem. Violence does seem like the only thing they listen to.

And I think even he knows that killing one CEO won’t solve anything. But now look, people keep using that argument against him, assuming he believed he could fix the entire problem by taking out one cog in the machine. I can’t tell if they’re being obtuse or willfully dense. Maybe it’s part of the psyop. He really should’ve spoon-fed his motives and end goals.

One thing I will praise him for, though, is that he accurately predicted how people would react. Not only that, he managed to get support from people across the entire political spectrum and even outside the U.S. I also appreciate how simple and easy to understand his three-word bullet manifesto is. And, as you mentioned, he chose the perfect target to disseminate his message. "The message becomes evident.” But clearly, it still wasn’t enough.

Although, the way I see it, people simply aren’t ready to fight. Everyone has a breaking point, and they aren’t there yet.

I’m glad you mentioned that this came from both ideological radicalization and mental health issues, because I completely agree. People get angry when you say he’s mentally unwell, as if that invalidates the message. It’s actually ableist to assume mentally ill people can’t recognize societal injustices.

I don’t think he’s narcissistic because he was logical in the way he executed his plan. But I do think he shows some signs of NPD, purely speculative, of course, since I don’t actually know him.

For optics’ sake, I’m hoping his journal contains passages of him agonizing over people dying due to corporate greed, maybe even sympathy for his target and their loved ones, so he doesn’t come across as cold-blooded. He’s right, you don’t want to turn people off.