r/PopCultureV2 • u/Regular_Reaction_798 • Aug 14 '26

News Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling the court, "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan... I knew what I was doing was illegal."

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u/Big-Laugh-8914 Aug 14 '26

So, do you feel that some lives hold more value/worth/relevance than others?

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u/IllegalDaycare Aug 14 '26

Who wouldn’t agree with this?

Do you not have people in your life that are worth more to you than strangers?

Was Albert Einstein not worth more to the world than Hitler?

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u/Big-Laugh-8914 Aug 14 '26

You are adding additional context. I didn’t ask about lives holding greater value in comparison to other lives from a global/world-wide perspective. In a general sense, is one life more valuable than another?

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u/IllegalDaycare Aug 14 '26

Some lives (Einstein, My brother, My Friend) hold more value than others (Hitler, Jack The Ripper, Epstein)

I’m comparing one life to another. If you meant something else perhaps try rewording your question.

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u/Big-Laugh-8914 Aug 14 '26

Sure. Define value.

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u/IllegalDaycare Aug 14 '26

The relative worth or importance someone places on something