Do you know who is the most trending star on RedNote, the app Americans are flocking to after TikTok ban? It's Luigi Mangione, and here's the reason
RedNote is filled with Americans who find that its users are obsessed with Luigi Mangione. Luigi Mangione, the alleged CEO killer, has caused a stir on China's RedNote social network.
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Why Is Luigi Mangione So Popular on RedNote?
The so-called «TikTok refugees,» who are anticipatorily flocking to Chinese social media in anticipation of the video app's planned ban in the United States, are learning that their Chinese counterparts are very interested in the suspected murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as people on X-formerly-Twitter have documented.
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Mangione, affectionately called «Lulu» on the app, has apparently become as much of a folk hero in China as he has in the US. While there is much to be said about this vast subject, the Chinese healthcare system is a bit of a mess, with wealth and class clearly buying better care.
As an interesting side note, the app, known in Chinese as Xiaohongshu and sometimes called the «Little Red Book,» was co-developed by Charlwin Mao, a tycoon who attended Stanford. Even though the Mao in question was employed at Bain Capital, nominative determinism is back.
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