An Exegesis of Luigi Mangione: Part 1.5 – More Social Media

Luigi’s Instagram, Twitter Lists, and Steam games

This is part one-and-a-half of a five-part series on Luigi Mangione:

• Part 0: Preamble - Background and stage setting for the series

• Part 0.5 – My Intentions – Why am I writing this series and what do I hope to gain?

• Part 1: Social Media Timeline – A unified timeline of his social media history

• Part 1.5: More Social Media – Luigi’s Instagram, Steam, and Twitter Lists

• Part 2: Our Relationship – My relationship with Luigi and what I thought of him

• Part 3: Social Media Analysis – Summarizing and analyzing Luigi’s online activity

• Part 3.5: Who Is Luigi? – My assessment of Luigi’s interests, life, and personality

• Part 4: Did He Do It? – Exploring possible motives or alternative explanations

• Part 5: Wat Mean? – What does the shooting mean for our society

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Introduction

I did not include Luigi’s Twitter Lists nor (most of his) Steam games in Part 1 because they are not date stamped. And I did not include his Instagram because I only found it the night before I planned to publish Part 1 and it sounded like a lot of work for minor value. Somehow while writing part 3 I ended up writing this though, so I figure it’s worth including as an addendum.

As with Part 1, if you’ve already reviewed these on your own, this may be an unnecessary read besides maybe my footnotes. But I include it for reference and completeness sake.

Also, I have backfilled his Instagram posts into Part 1 in case you’re curious where they fit into the rest of the timeline.

Instagram

Link to archive:

Bio:

Backpack emoji, Island emoji, “No” Emoji, WIFI emoji.

Story Highlights:

He had one story Highlight titled “2027” with 13 sub-stories. It was posted Jan 9, 2021. Each sub-story is described below. All are a black background with digital text unless otherwise specified:

1. “This morning I stumbled on an old book of mine from 2007, where my 8-year-old self-made eight predictions about the world in twenty years. While it’s not yet 2027, I thought it might be fun to score myself on the current accuracy of these predictions.”

2. “First, the predictions:”

3. Picture of his book with an ad lib for kids. It reads “I officially predict that twenty years from now cars will run on Farts instead of gasoline. A cheeseburger will cost $40, and a ticket to the movies will cost $500. Pets will have their own TV’s. Underwear will be may out of rock. [Blank] will no longer exist. A rat named Lo-Lo Bo-Bo will be president. There will be more Losers than people.”

4. “Now, let’s break each of these down and assign a total score out of 8.”

5. “1) ‘cars will run on farts instead of gasoline’. This is obviously referring to the advent of electric vehicles. Young Luigi recognizes that electricity production is primarily driven by natural gas. Unfortunately, he confuses the term ‘natural gas’ for literal farts. He gets confused by some minor semantics, but does foresee a revolutionary industry trend, so this prediction earns half a point. +0.5. Current score: 0.5 of 1.”

6. “2) ‘a cheeseburger will cost $40’. Young Luigi predicts that once it’s replaced by plant-based and lab-grown alternatives, animal-based meat will become a delicacy and its price will skyrocket.¹ These new technologies, however, are still in their infancy. Even by 2027, young Luigi may still be too far ahead of his time. Again, only half a point. +0.5. Current score: 1 of 2.”

7. “3) ‘a ticket to the movies will cost [$500]’. Another brilliant insight, this time regarding the rise of subscription-based streaming services. Did you subscribe to Disney+ for Mulan’s release, only to forget about the service days later while the subscription continued to burn a hole in your wallet? At the current Disney+ rate of $70/year, this means that by 2027 you will have paid a whopping $490 to watch Mulan. A spot on calculation by the young Luigi. +1. Current score: 2 of 3.”

8. “4) ‘Pets will have their own TVs’. Not sure what I mean here. Maybe that TV’s would replace our pets? Either way, this prediction is yet to be realized. +0. Current score: 2 of 4.”²

9. “5) ‘Underwear will be made out of rock’. After a series of bold, insightful predictions, young Luigi gets a little goofy here. Understandable, as he’s only eight years old. This prediction is, of course, nonsense. Everyone knows that underwear is made out of Calvin Klein. +0. Current score: 2 of 5.”

10. “6) ‘[blank] will no longer exist’. While at first glance it may seem the young Luigi left this blank as he couldn’t think of a response, he’s simply being facetious and observing that “nothing” in fact does not exist. This statement will hold true in 2027, but it also held true in 2007, so it’s not a real prediction. +0. Current score: 2 of 6.”

11. “7) ‘A rat named Lo-Lo Bo-Bo will be president.” As it’s only 2021, we can’t know for certain who will be president in six years. Current trends, however, point overwhelmingly to that president being a rat. +1. Current score: 3 of 7.”³

12. “8) ‘There will be more Losers than people’. In recent months, the number of losers has blown past the number of actual people. By all current metrics, this trend will only continue in the coming years. A brilliant final prediction of the young Luigi. +1. Final score: 4 of 8.”

13. Then posts a “boomerang” style video of what appears to be young Luigi in a dimly lit room at night making a very silly face and body motion, with his hands on his hips and head tilted back, almost like a T-rex roaring or chicken squawking. Has digital text overlayed of “Not bad for an eight-year-old. Until 2027 folks.”

14. “EDIT: both [redacted name 1] and [redacted name 2] have pointed out that prediction 4 is actually correct. There are automatic pet feeders with screens that pets can use to FaceTime their owners or watch TV. I never should have doubted Little Luigi. +1. Adjusted score: 5 of 8.”

Image Posts:

He only had ten Instagram posts. Described below:

Aug 13, 2018

• Description: Single photo on the beach in Ocean City, New Jersey, hugging his sister. Both are wearing bathing suits and Luigi is looking zesty.

• Caption: “Finally got an Instagram to give my sister’s blog another follower” then tags her Instagram account.

Dec 17, 2018

• Description: Single photo of Luigi and three other male friends wearing Christmas clothing draped in Christmas lights with arms around each other’s shoulders.

• Caption: “Feliz Navidaddies”.

Jan 19, 2019

• Description: Multiple photos of Luigi with some male and female friends at the music bar Howl at the Moon. One if which Luigi is hugging a male friend from behind in what appears to be a jokingly exceptionally affectionate way, and a few where he is making silly faces.

• Caption: “#ARHWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO”, an onomatopoeia of a wolf howl.

Mar 6, 2019

• Description: One photo of Luigi and a male friend on the beach at Arco Del Cabo San Lucas, a tourist attraction of an impressive rock formation in Baja California, with their arms over each other’s shoulders. Luigi and his friend are in focus while the background is blurred per the iOS camera “Portrait Mode”.

• Caption: *stunning backdrop of El Arco* *takes photo in portrait mode* #ahoy #nofilter”

Mar 29, 2019

• Description: Three photos at Stotesbury Mansion, a historic landmark house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is now a popular venue for events. In the first, Luigi and a friend are wearing suits standing in front of a staircase with the friends arm around Luigi’s shoulder. The second is a candid shot of Luigi and several male and female friends dancing. In the third photo we see the same group in a group portrait with arms around each other’s shoulders.

• Caption: “#steez Happy 21^st and thanks as always for a great time” then tags what is likely the birthday friend’s Instagram account.

Marc 31, 2019

• Description: Three photos which appear to be taken out front of Luigi’s Frat house, Phi Kappa Psi, at University of Pennsylvania. First photo has about ten men, second about twenty, and third just four. All are wearing suits and holding odd objects like the frat’s symbolic shields, a cane, a traffic cone, a statute, a soccer ball, etc. In two of the three photos Luigi has an unlit firework in his mouth.

• Caption: “‘WARNING: EMITS SHOWERS OF SPARKS. DO NOT PUT IN MOUTH. LIGHT FUSE AND GET AWAY’ – the live firework in my mouth”

May 31, 2019

• Description: Four photos at the Hotel de Coronado, a historic beach resort in San Diego, California at what appears to be a wedding. In two of the four photos, Luigi and others are wearing sherwani’s.⁴

• Caption: “Mangione family takes San Diego. Cograts to #mariaandrachit!”

August 25, 2019

• Description: Nine photos at Stanford University. The first is a group portrait of Luigi, four men, and two women who according to this article are fellow SPCS program counselors. Two are squatting and all are wearing sunglasses and throwing up the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority hand sign.⁵ Second photo is another portrait with Luigi receiving a piggyback from a woman while and another man giving a second women a piggy back ride. All are smiling and having fun. Third photo is Luigi running on the beach. Fourth is two people in the distance at the top of a nature trail. Fifth is Luigi standing on top of a big rock holding his arms out triumphantly. Sixth is a video of someone, likely Luigi, jumping off a roughly 25-foot cliff into a lake. Seventh is a group portrait of Luigi, two men, and one woman with arms around each other’s shoulders. All are adorned with body paint reading “K” “A” and “!”. Eighth is another group portrait with Luigi and a few others smiling, a few wearing Stanford sweaters. Last is the infamous photo of Luigi in a tank top in the back seat of a car holding up a Lion King theme McDonalds happy meal box.

• Caption: “I was getting paid in half these photos #spcs #whosthealpha #theboys #lakers #killedit”

August 3, 2021

• Description: Seven photos at San Juan, Puerto Rico. First is of Luigi and another man squatting atop a big sign that says “I heart Laperla”. Second is a video on a tropical beach where the filmer (likely Luigi) and a friend are being followed by what appear to be two wild horses. Third is a photo of a few people boarding a small propeller airplane. Fourth is Luigi with his shirt off on a beach standing on top of a derelict military tank in the water. Sixth is what appears to be a drone shot above a beach campsite. Seventh is Luigi at what appears to be a bar.

• Caption: “Open the medal”⁶

August 27, 2021

• Description: Nine photos at Big Island, Hawaii. First is Luigi with his arm over the shoulder of a woman across a vast black landscape which appears to be the remnants of a volcano. Second is an underwater video of many tropical fish in a coral reef. It appears the filmer is scuba diving given the sound of breathing. Third is a gecko on a wall. Fourth is what appear to be prehistoric cave drawings on a flat rock bed. Sixth is a portrait of a man with his arm around Luigi throwing up the “shaka” hand gesture, both with big smiles. Seventh is a photo of a man (likely Luigi) fishing off a cliff into the ocean. Eighth is another photo of a volcanic landscape. Last is a photo of a beach sunset and what appears to be a very large sea turtle.

• Caption: “Pretty sure this is the volcano where they filmed The Incredibles”.

Twitter Lists

Link: https://x.com/PepMangione/lists

For those who don’t use Twitter, “Lists” are basically

“Agronomics companies” list

1. Onego Bio – Animal-free egg proteins via fermentation.

2. All G – Animal-free dairy proteins.

3. Eatformo – Animal-free cheese via fermentation.

4. GALY.CO – Lab-made cotton for sustainable textiles.

5. California Cultured – Cultivated cocoa for chocolate products.

6. Ohayo Valley – Cultivated meat from cell cultures.

7. The LIVEKINDLY company – Plant-based chicken.

8. Agronomics – VC firm investing in cellular agriculture and cultivated meat.

9. Rebellyous – Plant-based chicken.

10. Shiokmeats – Cultivated seafood like shrimp.

11. VitroLabs – Cultivated leather for sustainable clothing.

12. Roslin Technologies Ltd – Cultivated meat.

13. BlueNalu – Cultivated seafood meat.

14. Meatable – Cultivated pork and beef products.

15. New Age Meats – Cultivated pork for sustainable diets.

16. Solar Foods – Protein from microbes and electricity.

17. Bond Pet Foods – Cultivated protein for pet food.

18. Lou Cooperhouse – CEO of BlueNalu.

19. Mosa Meat – Cultivated ground beef burgers.

20. SuperMeat – Cultivated chicken.

21. Geltor Inc – Proteins like collagen via fermentation.

22. Pasi Vainikka – CEO of Solar Foods.

23. The EVERY Company – Animal-free protein.

24. Juha-Pekka Pitkanen – CTO at Solar Foods.

“AI” list

1. Angry Tom – Consultant & AI Educator.

2. Dwarkesh Patel – Host of popular technology podcast.

3. Kache (Yacine) – Engineer at X. Popular X shitposter.

4. Bayes – AI Accelerationist advocating rapid AI advancement.

5. Michael Trazzi – AI researcher and educator.

6. Leopold Aschenbrenner – AI Safety and policy advocate.

7. Harrison Kinsley – AI educator and programming instructor.

8. Martin Shkreli - Effective Accelerationist and Biotech entrepreneur.

9. Jijo Sunny – AI researcher building Voicenotes AI.

10. Bindu Reddy – CEO of Abacus AI, an AI Assistant for enterprises.

“Culture War BS” List

1. Neo – Looks to be part of Andrew Tates team? Or at least is a Tate fan page.

“Evo psych” list

1. Devon Eriksen – Programmer and Sci-Fi author turned critic of progressivism.⁷

2. Keeper – Matchmaking app guided by AI and evolutionary psychology.

3. Alexander (DatePsych) – Evolutionary psychologist running DatePsychology.com.

4. i/o research – Repository of research on IQ and other psychometrics.

5. Caitlin (CaitPsych) – Co-contributor to DatePsychology.com.

6. Aella – Famous sex worker who does interesting data analysis.⁸

7. William Costello – Researcher at the Evolutionary Psychology Lab at UT Austin.

8. Steve Stewart-Williams – Educator and author on evolutionary psychology.

“List – Following” list

1. Agronomics - VC Firm investing in cellular agriculture and cultivated meat.

2. Growth.Design - Case-study platform for software products and UX.

3. BlueNalu - Cultivated meat seafood company.

4. Neuralink - neural-brain interface company.

5. Matthew W. Johnson - Psychedelics researcher.

6. Yuval Noah Harari - Historian and author of Sapiens.

7. Mosa Meat - Cultivated ground beef company.

8. Google DeepMind - Google’s Artificial Intelligence team.

9. Andrew Huberman - Professor and podcaster promoting science-based health.

10. OpenAI - Artificial Intelligence company that produces ChatGPT.

11. Matt Walker - Professor of Neuroscience and author of “Why We Sleep”.⁹

12. UPSIDE Foods - Cultivated meat company.

13. Gurwinder - Programmer and author of The Prism, a blog on rationality.¹⁰

14. Grant Empey - Lead Product Manager at Opal, an AI security product.

15. Kurzgesagt - Science education organization.

16. Tim Urban - Writer and blogger at Wait But Why.¹¹

17. Justin Roiland - Co-creator of Rick and Morty.

18. William Costello - Researcher at the Evolutionary Psychology Lab at UT Austin.

19. James Clear - Author of the best selling book “Atomic Habits”.

20. CGP Grey - Educational YouTuber and podcaster on legal and other topics.

21. Paul Stamets - Mycologist and advocate for medicinal mushrooms.

22. Chris Masterjohn - Nutrition researcher and health educator.

23. Bill Gates - Microsoft co-founder.

24. Trevor Noah - Comedian and former host of The Daily Show.

25. Elon Musk - Aspergers retard.

26. National Park Service - U.S. agency managing national parks.

27. Derek Yu - Indie game developer, creator of Spelunky.¹²

28. Steve Stewart-Williams - Educator and author on evolutionary psychology.

29. Ali Abdaal - Former doctor turned productivity YouTuber.

30. Chris Williamson - Podcaster hosting Modern Wisdom.

31. Michael Pollan - Author on food, plants, and psychedelics.¹³

32. Dan Ariely - Behavioral economist and author of “Predictably Irrational”.¹⁴

33. Richard Branson - Entrepreneur and founder of Virgin Group.

34. Kimbal Musk - Entrepreneur, brother of Elon, and sustainable food advocate.

35. Barack Obama - 44th US President.

“Politics” list

1. Vivek Ramaswamy – Republican presidential candidate. Co-founder of DOGE.

2. Collin Rugg – Owner of “Trending Politics”, a conservative news platform.

3. Michael Smerconish – Conservative-turned-centrist political commentator.

4. Ben Shapiro – Popular conservative political commentator.

“Psych” list

1. Taylor Sterling – psychedelics history, culture, and harm reduction.¹⁵¹⁶

“Random Autists” list

1. Signull – Substack writer. Similar to me but more technical and less naughty.

2. i/o (eyeslasho) – “radical centrist” account who posts research and essays about various topics related to the culture war.¹⁷

3. Schwalbe – Substack writer. Similar account to mine.

4. Jennifer Epstein – one of my frens. Similar account to mine.

5. Near – Blogger. Works at an AGI lab.

6. Max (Minor Dissent) – Some fucking idiot.

“Tech” list

1. Signull - Substack writer. Similar to me but more technical and less naughty.

2. Beff Jezos - Founder of the “Effective Accelerationist” movement.

3. Autism Capital - Meme account about Fintech, Crypto, AI, and politics.

4. Roko Mijic - Blogger on Rationality, AI, and Transhumanism.¹⁸

5. Polymarket - Decentralized prediction market platform.

6. Kelsey Piper - Journalist at Vox, covers effective altruism and AI.

7. Jan Leike - AI safety researcher, former OpenAI employee.

8. Sonia Joseph – AI researcher at Alat Meta.

9. Molson Hart – CEO and Co-founder of various businesses.

10. Sam Altman (Parody) - Parody account of the CEO of OpenAI.

11. Rob Bensinger - Researcher at Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI).

12. Liron Shapira - Tech entrepreneur, angel investor, critic of crypto and AI hype.

Steam Games

Link to All Games List

• Toal Games Owned: 298

• Total Games Played: 191

Disclaimer: I know that hours played doesn’t necessarily constitute enjoyment, as there are lots of games that he likely loved but which were simply short. However, in the interest of focusing my time on the most valuable and relevant information these are sufficient grouping for our purposes.

Favorites

Favorites (>20 hours playtime): 25 Games

1. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - 404 Hours Played - An AAA battle royale FPS multiplayer game where 100 players fight to be the last one standing on a shrinking map.

2. Terraria - 255 Hours Played - An indie 2D sandbox adventure game with exploration, crafting, and combat in a procedurally generated world.

3. Rocket League - 213 Hours Played - An AAA vehicular soccer multiplayer game blending fast-paced car stunts and competitive sports action.

4. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI - 172 Hours Played - An AAA turn-based strategy game about building and leading a civilization through history to global dominance.

5. Don’t Starve Together - 137 Hours Played - An indie survival multiplayer game with quirky art, where players gather resources and fend off threats in a dark, whimsical world.

6. Spelunky - 127 Hours Played - An indie roguelike platformer with randomly generated levels, treacherous traps, and treasure-hunting adventures.

7. Spelunky 2 - 81 Hours Played - An indie roguelike platformer sequel, expanding on the original with deeper mechanics and even tougher cave-diving challenges.

8. Don’t Starve - 63 Hours Played - An indie survival adventure game with a gothic style, focused on crafting and surviving harsh, eerie environments solo.

9. This War of Mine - 61 Hours Played - An indie survival campaign game where players manage civilians enduring the hardships of war, making tough moral choices.

10. Stardew Valley - 60 Hours Played - An indie farming RPG with life-sim elements, where players build a farm, explore, and bond with a charming rural community.

11. FTL: Faster Than Light - 59 Hours Played - An indie roguelike space sim where players manage a spaceship crew through randomized galactic challenges.

12. Call of Duty: Black Ops II - 53 Hours Played - An AAA FPS multiplayer and campaign game with fast-paced combat and a futuristic military storyline.

13. Super Meat Boy - 53 Hours Played - An indie platformer with brutal difficulty, featuring tight controls and relentless obstacle courses.

14. Halo Infinite - 52 Hours Played - An AAA FPS multiplayer and campaign game set in the iconic sci-fi universe with Master Chief battling alien forces.

15. Starbound - 50 Hours Played - An indie 2D sandbox adventure game with crafting and exploration across procedurally generated planets.

16. Sheltered - 46 Hours Played - An indie survival management game where players protect a family in a post-apocalyptic bunker.

17. RISK: Global Domination - 32 Hours Played - A digital adaptation of the classic strategy board game about conquering territories and outsmarting opponents.

18. Far Cry 3 - 31 Hours Played - An AAA open-world FPS campaign game with a tropical island setting and a descent into chaos and survival.

19. Among Us - 27 Hours Played - An indie social deduction party game where crewmates identify impostors aboard a spaceship.

20. Baba Is You - 27 Hours Played - An indie puzzle game with unique mechanics, where players rewrite rules to solve mind-bending challenges.

21. Terraforming Mars - 26 Hours Played - A digital board game adaptation of strategic planet-building and resource management on the Red Planet.

22. Unturned - 26 Hours Played - An indie survival multiplayer game with blocky graphics, focused on scavenging and zombie-killing.

23. The Jackbox Party Pack 3 - 22 Hours Played - An indie party game collection with quirky trivia, drawing, and social challenges for group fun.

24. Raft - 22 Hours Played - An indie survival adventure game where players build and expand a raft while surviving ocean threats.

25. Typer Shark! Deluxe - 20 Hours Played - An educational typing game with an underwater twist, where players type words to fend off sharks.

26. FEZ – 18 Hours Played - An indie puzzle-platformer where a 2D character rotates a 3D world to solve spatial puzzles to save the universe.¹⁹

Additional Games

Dabbled (>5 hours playtime): 75 Games

1. Halo: The Master Chief Collection – 19 hours

2. Slime Rancher – 19 hours

3. Rust – 18 hours

4. Ship of Fools – 17 hours

5. BattleBlock Theatre – 17 hours

6. South Park: The Stick of Truth – 15 hours

7. Kingdom: New Lands – 15 hours

8. Fall Guys – 14 hours

9. Dungeon Defenders – 14 hours

10. Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth – 13 hours

11. Stick RPG 2 – 12 hours

12. The Escapists 2 – 12 hours

13. The Flame in the Flood – 12 hours

14. Mini Metro – 12 hours

15. NEO Scavenger – 12 hours

16. Anodyne – 11 hours

17. Haiku, the Robot – 11 hours

18. Sid Meier’s Civilization V – 11 hours

19. Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition – 11 hours

20. Transistor – 10 hours

21. Castle Crashers – 10 hours

22. STARWHAL – 10 hours

23. Oxenfree – 9 hours

24. The Jackbox Party Pack 6 – 9 hours

25. Torchlight – 9 hours

26. Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Zombies – 9 hours

27. Hotline Miami – 9 hours

28. Tomb Raider – 9 hours

29. Electronic Super Joy – 9 hours

30. Overcooked! 2 – 9 hours

31. Wuppo – Definitive Edition – 9 hours

32. Forager – 9 hours

33. SUPERHOT – 9 hours

34. Coin Crypt – 9 hours

35. Ittle Dew – 9 hours

36. PONCHO – 9 hours

37. Avalanche 2: Super Avalanche – 9 hours

38. Hyper Light Drifter – 9 hours

39. Mr.President! – 9 hours

40. The Walking Dead – 9 hours

41. Guardians of Middle-earth – 9 hours

42. Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY Edition – 8 hours

43. Strike Suit Zero – 8 hours

44. Batman: Arkham City GOTY – 8 hours

45. Firewatch – 8 hours

46. Supersanctum TD – 8 hours

47. Bad Hotel – 8 hours

48. BioShock Remastered – 8 hours

49. Outlast – 8 hours

50. The Lord of the Rings Online – 8 hours

51. The Jackbox Party Pack 4 – 8 hours

52. Goat Simulator – 8 hours

53. Drawful 2 – 8 hours

54. Borderlands 2 – 8 hours

55. Papers, Please – 7 hours

56. Screencheat – 7 hours

57. Magicite – 7 hours

58. Lords Of The Fallen – 7 hours

59. Counter-Strike 2 – 7 hours

60. The Magic Circle – 7 hours

61. Enigmastis 2: The Mists of Ravenhood – (no hours provided)

62. Epistory – Typing Chronicles – 7 hours

63. Orwell – 7 hours

64. The Escapists – 7 hours

65. Machinarium – 6 hours

66. Portal – 6 hours

67. TowerFall Ascension – 6 hours

68. Equilinox – 6 hours

69. Town of Salem – 5 hours

70. Super Crate Box – 5 hours

71. Risk of Rain (2013) – 5 hours

72. The Jackbox Party Pack 5 – 5 hours

73. Undertale – 5 hours

74. Samorost 3 – 5 hours

Tried (>1 minute but less than 4 hours play time):

• 91 total games

Owned but Tried:

• 109 total games

1. Luigi’s first interest in the cultivated meat sector appears to have started about six months prior in July 2020 and he doesn’t appear to be interested in investing in the sector until a few months later in May 2021.

2. Kind of odd that he didn’t know what he meant here on pets having their own TVs and that it took his friends pointing it out for him to realize. However, this is kind of a reoccurring theme with Luigi, where most of the time he is wicked smart and witty but then there are these like random moments where it just seems like his brain stops working or he gets really confused at something very straightforward.

3. Donald Trump was president at the time. I think we can reasonably assume Luigi was not a fan of him being a left-of-center ivy-league guy who saw respectability and kindness as important.

4. Only the men are wearing Sherwani’s. Give the caption, it appears it as a wedding and a woman related to Luigi, Maria, is getting married to a man named Rachit, a popular Indian name. It is my guess that Rachit is of Indian heritage and thus the men were asked to wear Sherwani’s.

5. SPCS stands for Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies, a program where college students counsel high school students wishing to attend Stanford college. Luigi was the head counselor for the Artificial Intelligence program from Jun 2019 to Aug 2019, per his LinkedIn. According to this article Luigi and the other counselors stayed at the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house while there, which would explain why they are throwing up the KAO hand sign and have “K” “A” “!” painted on them in the later picture.

6. No idea what this caption means.

7. I’m not aware of Eriksen having any interest in evolutionary psychology. I guess I’ve seen him talk about innate differences between men and women before. But doesn’t seem like he is really a direct fit for this list. Maybe Luigi meant to add him to a different list?

8. Why is Aella on his evo pysch list? I have never seen Aella mention anything about evo psych. However, I don’t really follow her so maybe I’m just ign’ant.

9. Luigi read his book Walkers book, Why We Sleep, in November 2018 but did not provide a rating.

10. Gurwinder was one of Luigi’s favorite bloggers. Luigi was a founding member to his Substack and did a zoom call with him. Gurwinder wrote this article about him after the shooting.

11. Luigi’s favorite blogger and author.

12. Luigi read the Spelunky book in July 2020 and rated it 5 stars. Also played 81 hours of the Spelunky game, which he last played in June 2024 a few weeks before going offline.

13. Pollan was one of Luigi’s favorite authors.

14. Luigi read Ariely’s “Predictably Irrational” in July 2020 and rated it 5 stars. Also read “Dollars and Sense” in November 2020 but only rated it 3 stars. He also replied to Gurwinder on X in May 2024 with a chart from Predictably Irrational.

15. “Psych” refers to psychedelics not psychology.

16. Taylor Sterling’s handle, “Father McKenna” is a reference to Terrence McKenna, arguably the most famous psychedelics user, communicators, and influencer today.

17. I/O is well known for being a “race realist”, someone who believes that there are fundamental biological differences between the races. Whether Luigi was aware of this or not is unknown.

18. Roko is also a race realist also. It is unlikely Luigi knew this though, and simply followed him due to his Roko’s Basilisk, AI, or transhumanist ideas.

19. This game technically does not meet the hours threshold for this section but Luigi got every achievement so I think deserve to be moved up.