Negative social mood has gone lethal
Luigi Mangione has been deemed by many “the new American Hero” (Dec. 16 CBS News). But not for traditional reasons.
The brand-new April 2025 Socionomist cover story “We’re Not Going to Take It Anymore: The New, Violent Faces of Negative Social Mood” explains how 26-year-old Mangione has become a cultural icon to so many after the alleged assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December:
This one violent crime reflects the larger picture of the past few years: The incidents of school shootings, homicide, road rage, political attacks and hostage situations have increased at an alarming rate…. From a socionomic perspective, these brutal acts reflect negative social mood, in particular as it pertains to a society-wide surge in depression and mental health disorders, anger, and vigilante acts of “justice” against a perceived hit list of enemies who profit off the desperation of others.
The full cover story includes 10-pages of eye-opening charts and uncompromising research which are critical to understanding how decades of deepening negative social mood conspire to drive a trend of violent, vigilante acts of “justice” and the exaltation of those “brave” enough to execute them.
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