Luigi Mangione became known for posting bold opinions on topics such as technology, fitness, philosophy, and popular culture. His tweets often stood out for being direct, unusual, or highly specific. Some received attention for their timing, while others sparked reactions due to later developments. The posts featured here reflect a mix of serious claims, casual commentary, and moments that were shared widely for different reasons.
1. AI, Immortality, and a High School Speech
Source: https://x.com/PepMangione/status/1600875886727016449
“7 years ago, I gave my hs senior speech on this topic: “Today, I will be talking to you about the future, about topics ranging from conscious artificial intelligence to human immortality. Likely, you’ll dismiss all this pretty quickly as interesting, but just science fiction…”
Luigi quotes himself delivering a high school speech that sounds straight out of a sci-fi TED Talk. With the Tim Urban diagram of AI doomsday vs. utopia underneath, it’s hilarious in hindsight how serious he was about tech singularity as a teenager. Especially ironic given he later became infamous for a very non-utopian reason.
2. “Horror Vacui” and Society’s New Gods
Source: https://x.com/PepMangione/status/1781027503525761101
“horror vacui (nature abhors a vacuum)
relevant read, “Christianity’s decline has unleashed terrible new gods”: https://msn.com/en-us/news/world/christianity-s-decline-has-unleashed-terrible-new-gods/ar-BB1kZdRj
“New Atheism assumed that, as people abandoned Christianity they would embrace a sort of enlightened, secular position. The death of Christian Scotland shows this was wrong. Faith there has been replaced by derangement and the birthplace of the Scottish enlightenment – which rose out of Christian principles – now worships intolerant new gods.”
Quoting a meme mocking Richard Dawkins while citing Aristotle, Mangione makes a post that manages to be both over-intellectual and meme-core. The irony? Critics say he later fell into the very ideological void he warned about.
3. Japan, Birthrates, and Banning Anime Cafes
Source: https://x.com/PepMangione/status/1780863519677940189
“Modern Japanese urban environment is an evolutionary mismatch for the human animal.
The solution to falling birthrates isn’t immigration. It’s cultural.
Encourage natural human interaction, sex, physical fitness and spirituality:
• ban Tenga fleshlights and “Japan Real Hole” custom pornstar pocket pussies being sold in Don Quixote grocery stores
• replace conveyor belt sushi and restaurant vending machine ordering with actual human interaction
• replace 24/7 esports cafes
• heavily stigmatize maid cafes
• revitalize traditional Japanese culture (Shintoism, Okinawan karate, onsen, etc)”
This tweet reads like a parody of a think piece. Proposing to solve Japan’s birthrate crisis by banning fleshlights and anime cafes is so oddly specific, it feels like social satire—except he’s completely serious.
4. The Gym is Stronger Than Antidepressants
Source: https://x.com/PepMangione/status/1769089347968500082
“These are phenomenal. Took me years to learn on my own
(Quote Tweet: “1. A gym membership is cheaper and more effective than antidepressants.”)”
Luigi cosigns gym bro wisdom like it’s scripture. What makes this funny is how deadpan he is about it—especially when it later became meme fodder during his court case, with people joking he’d be “yoked in prison.”
5. Pythagoras Jealousy and the Future of Thought
Source: https://x.com/PepMangione/status/1750220378927169781
Part 1/3
“I used to get bummed in math class when learning theorems: “All the low-hanging fruit has been solved before I was born! If I was alive at the time of Pythagoras I could’ve easily derived the Pythagorean theorem and etched my place in history!”
Part 2/3
“But now I feel lucky for my 21st century education. I get to simply download the knowledge of all who came before me, allowing me to stand on their shoulders and ponder new problems they never would’ve had access to.”
Part 3/3
“If 5th century BC Pythagoras discovered algebraic theorems,
If 19th century Darwin discovered the evolution of species,
Then what topics does the 21st century mind explore?
I’d say evolutionary psychology, primitive neuroscience, and information networks.”
This is nerd humor at its best. Mangione fantasizes about being a time-traveling math prodigy, only to pivot into a philosophical TED Talk on human knowledge. The setup feels so earnest—it’s hard not to chuckle at the contrast between his ambition and the internet’s reaction: “etched his place in history” took on a dark twist after his arrest.
6. “Most Important Book of the Century”
Source: https://x.com/PepMangione/status/1750041444239434013
“I believe this book will go down in history as the most important philosophical text of the early 21st century
(Quote Tweet of Tim Urban’s “What’s Our Problem?”)”
Mangione stakes a grand claim on a cartoon-filled book about political dysfunction. That level of earnest exaggeration feels like peak Reddit-guy energy—and supporters ironically drove up book sales after his name made headlines.
7. Bertrand Russell’s Wisdom Gets a Shout
Source: https://x.com/PepMangione/status/1402435980175589378
“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
This 2021 tweet quoting Bertrand Russell’s “Ten Commandments for Living” is full of noble, open-minded energy. Years later, it became ironic background noise as Mangione’s own eccentric opinions turned into courtroom evidence. Still, the quote aged better than he did.
8. The “Smart People” Bias
Source: https://x.com/PepMangione/status/1750080669563367860
“Being smart makes you more prone to confirmation bias.
In retrospect, it shouldn’t have been surprising. Confirmation bias is what happens when the little lawyer in your head takes control of your thinking process—and smart people have a very smart little lawyer in there.”
This brilliant analogy hits a bit too hard, especially after his downfall. Smart guy, dumb outcomes. Poetic, even if unintentional.
9. Sick Society vs. Sanity
Source: https://x.com/PepMangione/status/1750252199509409922
Luigi shares a quote that could double as the plot of Joker. Its intensity—and foreshadowing—makes it both haunting and accidentally comic.
10. Investing in Cell-Ag like a Sci-Fi Trader
Source: https://x.com/PepMangione/status/1790412503857705302
“Cellular agriculture is where solar power was 20 years ago, and EV batteries were 10 years ago.”
Free, ethical money for anyone who’s paying attention.
This succinct, 5-minute article by The Telegram overviews Agronomics and the current state of cell-agriculture. (http://removepaywall.com bypasses paywalls)
Important highlights:
“Moore’s Law is cutting costs from exorbitant levels to something closer to “griddle parity” at lightning-speed. It is a fair bet that “cell-ag” will become the next Nasdaq darling as investors tire of the AI boom.”
“It is hard for a small investor to buy into this story. The start-ups are all private equity ventures. [Agronomics] is the only listed equity in the world today that offers a pure play on this technology, with a portfolio of holdings covering meat, dairy, dog food, fish, chocolate, leather and cotton.”
“Much of the Western public will resist, though it is amazing what they routinely eat today.
The first-movers are likely to be in the Gulf and city states with no pasture. They will be in China where water is running out and ever-rising food imports are a strategic liability.”
“Vested interests are starting to resist furiously but they are not fools. Cargill, Tyson, Nestle, and Brazil’s JBS are all investing in cell-ag as a hedge. “They can see the writing on the wall.””
“Lab-farming should help us meet surging world food demand as another two billion people move up the protein ladder. Ultimately it will eat into Big Ag’s $5 trillion market. We can then restore degraded lands and start reclaiming our forests.
And yes, it is going to make another wave of tech investors filthy rich.”
$ANIC mkt cap of $110M as of 5/15/24 will 5x within 5 years. Unreal opportunity for retail investors.
This post reads like a TED Talk mixed with a Reddit stock tip. He believed in meat made in labs, and sounded like he wanted to pitch it on Shark Tank.
11. If Carti Doesn’t Drop the Album…
“if carti doesn’t drop the album shortly after this new “all red” song istfg im going to shoot the ceo of united healthcare”
This tweet was meant as an exaggerated reaction to a music delay, but it gained serious attention later due to real-world events. Its tone and timing caused widespread concern once it resurfaced. What was initially written as a joke was later viewed in a much more serious context.
12. Kendrick vs. Kanye: The Eternal Debate
“Kendrick is the better rapper, but Kanye is the better artist”
A hip-hop take that ignites arguments every time it’s posted—and Luigi posted it with maximum confidence. The fact that he just dropped this opinion with zero elaboration only adds to the comedic energy.
13. Peterson Critique, Luigi Style
‘‘This is why Jordan Peterson always bothers me. Overcomplicates everything he says aloud, wasting everyone’s mental bandwidth in having to decipher it.
The best teachers are the best communicators: clear, succinct, simple language.’’
Luigi drops a blunt diss on Jordan Peterson’s verbosity, ironically using a very long tweet to argue for simpler communication. The irony—and the rare internet moment of clarity—is hilarious in its own right.
Luigi Mangione: From Ivy League Prodigy to Accused Killer
Luigi Mangione, 26, once known as a brilliant student and member of a prominent Maryland family, is now facing federal and state charges for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A Gilman School valedictorian and University of Pennsylvania graduate, Mangione had a background in computer science and formerly worked as a data engineer.
He was arrested in Pennsylvania days after Thompson was fatally shot in New York City. Authorities say Mangione was motivated by anger toward health insurance companies, possibly linked to his chronic back pain and frustrations with the medical industry. Discovered with a firearm, fake IDs, and writings critical of corporate America, Mangione is now the subject of a federal push for the death penalty, with prosecutors calling the killing a politically motivated act of violence.
Conclusion
Luigi Mangione’s posts gained attention for a wide range of reasons, including how directly he expressed his opinions and how often those posts reflected larger discussions online. Some of his tweets became popular because of how unusual or blunt they were, while others took on added meaning due to later events. Whether viewed as serious commentary or unintentional humor, these examples show how his online presence stood out and why his tweets continued to be shared and discussed.
