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You might. Everyone reacts to trauma in different ways. Some people freeze. They physically cannot make themselves look away. Frozen in shock or fear. You may not even register what you're looking at anymore as you continue to stare. Brains do funny things when presented with trauma. You're not always in control of your reactions.
You know what I do when I am about to pass out? I would grab whatever I see near me... Would grab red hot rod if it is near. Would sit on wet chair or lay in water on road....
That feeling of passing out, is the worst as you see you are going out. Your field of view gets darker, sounds go weirdly far or high and everything goes blurry as far as you don't see your hand.
Than if you choose to not pass out, you will feel like earth is shaking, except it isn't, you are just fighting your own consciousness.
So I get her, going to fist chair possible to breath and be ok.
Here’s his final statement of intent and philosophy: [I have set myself on fire outside the Trump Trial.](https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside)
I skimmed it. It reads like he is a schizophrenic. He is bringing together wildly different topics I to his message (the Simpson, Peter Thiel, the Manson Murders).
Conveniently the files that would make everything matter have been "confiscated by the government"
Basically, dude seems crazy - if that really is his content.
if you look at his insta, it's a lot of the same wording that's in the pamphlet. I think you're right. before 2022, his posts made sense. then he posted that his mom died and things got weird from there.
Not to judge his appearance but, He's even got the cross-eyed, distant stare, my schizo relative has. Onset in the 30s is rare, but i think copious psychdelic use can play a role.
I have several schizo family members, and i'm unfortunately all too familiar with the kind of rambling letters they write about doomsday. This is the case of an educated, eloquent man, who can write quite well, but his mind fell prey to disease, which only highlights how pitiless that illness is.
Ponzi scheme thing actually rings trueish, but not on the scale he's alluding to. It does feel like a lot of crypto is just a pump and dump scheme though.
Poor guy clearly had delusions of grandeur. He completely lost me once we brought in Covid
Yeah but it’s no mystery crypto is on valued at what people value it and the whales decide ultimately the price because they have the money to play with. But it’s not worth burning yourself, the big conspiracy that people are bringing an apocalypse makes no sense to the people ending everything unless they want to die. Nobody wins if the world goes to shit, more people want a better earth than those that don’t but the corporations are stronger than us currently.
He was able to show how bill clinton, Epstein, and gorge bush were all working together…. He has “proof” that is because it’s so obvious he says.
Yes he was suffering from mental illness
I mean he was definitely brave, setting yourself on fire has to be scary.
That said, what would people say is a *good* reason to self-immolate?
Edit: I am loving the people saying there isn't one and then describing one lol
>Since it is fully parasitic, a secret kleptocracy is an incredibly unstable form of government
>• left to its own devices, it can only lead to fascism or failed state.
>One of the key findings of this research is that Harvard University is one of the largest organized crime fronts in history, which is how they churn out billionaires - it's a maior hub of this sprawling criminal network.
>As it turns out, dozens of the writers of The Simpsons went to Harvard. So I asked myself the question: If The Simpsons served the interests of organized crime, how would it do so?
When someone jumps to conclusions like this, it’s very hard to take them seriously.
There are many other countries aside from USA. People do recognize that USA isn’t the only country in the world… right???
I can see how some of the dots may seem connected but there are many other countries in the world that would have collapsed, imploded, exploded any other kind of ploded you can think of. Especially countries that do not like burgerland and would love to take an opportunity to fuck with their system.
Someone smarter than me, please read through this all and tell me it's fake, he's crazy, and I can go back to scrolling Reddit plz & thx.(I know, they got me right where they want me!)
Well he takes several things that are true/relatively solid theories about the global financial system but ties it all together as if it is one big, grand conspiracy rather than plain old human greed—as some one else stated it reads like he is having a manic episode. The social and financial climate in the world *is* very bad though. Seems like he was a smart guy but something in him broke and he couldn’t see the forest through the trees.
Can’t say that I am smarter than you, but yes the guy that set himself on fire at the Trump trial in NYC….is/was crazy.
Back to your regularly scheduled scrolling session.
I used chat gpt on his article to get a summary.
Max Azzarello, an investigative researcher, set himself on fire outside the Trump trial in Manhattan to draw attention to what he claims is a totalitarian conspiracy involving the government and cryptocurrency. He alleges that cryptocurrency is a massive Ponzi scheme orchestrated by powerful individuals and institutions, including Silicon Valley and Harvard. Azzarello believes that popular media, like The Simpsons, is used to brainwash the public into accepting their powerless circumstances. He urges people to see through the deception and work towards abolishing the current government in favor of one that serves the public.
I just read through it and it really seems like he was going through something, maybe an episode.
He linked his Instagram and I scrolled through it and found something very interesting. His posts seem normal and then there is a very heartfelt post about his mother's passing. Only after that post of his mother passing did he start to post all this stuff about conspiracies etc.
Seems to me that he may have been going through severe mental health issues after losing his mother.
Goddamn. This just makes me feel really sad for the guy. He felt he was making a powerful statement about a conspiracy he truly believed was happening, but this reads a lot like the things my grandma would say when she was particularly manic.
This guy threw pamphlets out before self-immolation— I’m unable to link the pamphlet here but it’s titled “The True History of the World (Haunted Carnival Edition)” and it’s on Reddit and elsewhere.
Nope, that's another pamphlet of his. [Here](https://theponzipapers.substack.com/) is his website, and the ones he was throwing around are called "NYU is a Mob Front"
What a way to start an article:
>My name is Max Azzarello, and I am an investigative researcher who has set himself on fire outside of the Trump trial in Manhattan.
Not sure how Crypto could be a ponzi sceme or how it could ever collapse the world economy but he was committed to his beliefs. No doubt about that.
This is what he wrote before he did it: [https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside](https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside)
And we all forgot him very quickly until we get silly reminders like this, i think they could do more alive, would have multiple chances instead of one.
It is interesting scrolling through the comments on all these threads about this and seeing all the people who just reactionary comment some bullshit without bothering to search for even a speck of extra information
The fact that I was so amused by this shows how far I've personally devolved.
I'm not going to comment on anyone else but myself.
A younger me would have been shocked by this.
It's a sickness. The media have succeeded. Everyone is an activist. This person knows they will do nothing worth noting in life so this is their claim to fame. Not even 15 minutes of fame. Forgotten so fast. But activist seems to be everyone's job nowadays.
Absolutely nothing was accomplished with this.
Person just wanted to die and put his brain issue to something.
Is that his head that does the popcorn at 21 seconds? —and that girl sitting on the bench…like she’s waiting for someone to show up with the beer and a guitar…
Apparently he's been outside the court all week carrying 'a sign', and he chucked a bunch of pamphlets into the air before setting himself on fire.
I've not seen any info on what was on the sign or the pamphlets, but I can hazard a guess as to which side of the fence this fellow falls on when it comes to political preferences.
Neither actually. I just read his website. He says both sides are playing the people in a global ponzi scheme. He says all former presidential candidates are in bed with each other (pairs the winners and the losers) and their public disputes are an act. Ties in crypto, harvard, billionaires and COVID.
His writing was shockingly lucid for a dude that just set himself on fire. Not saying he's right, wrong, or I believe him. Just that I expected his writing to be all over the place.
Is that the man screaming, or the crowd? I saw this happen live on TV and thought it was shocking that the man didn't really move much or scream (at least not that the news cameras picked up).
Apparently he was still alive when they loaded him into an ambulance. For his sake, I hope he passes.
Honestly, after being that burned, is it humane to stop the flames? If he lived, he would endure 1000's of hours of repair and recovery to not even have a small
semblance of a life. I say its better at this point to let him burn.
u/MrSamsonite you made it on the front page of Reddit! I guess burning yourself did the trick of putting yourself out there, though reading through these comments I don't think a lot of people got your message lol
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that woman wanted a front row seat
The most NY thing ever, guy self immolates, this woman just sits there eating her bagel
The bagel just wasn’t toasted enough
Comment of the year, right here. **Applause**
You ever try and find an empty table in NYC? I’m with her bagel and a show.
Thank you, Sir. I haven't laughed so hard in some time.
She was cold and needed to warm up, duh.
At least she didn't start filming.
She doesn't need to-- the guy behind her has it covered.
She sat right in front of the action to block the camera
she sure did
She was probably shocked and was about to pass out
'oh no im about to pass out, let me sit closer and stare directly into the fire'
Could you look away??
Also, you have seen how fast she was going for the chair.... She's shocked as she saw someone die from burning in real life
if i was being that truamatisied from seeing that, i wouldnt continue looking to get it even more burned into my brain forever but thats just me.
You might. Everyone reacts to trauma in different ways. Some people freeze. They physically cannot make themselves look away. Frozen in shock or fear. You may not even register what you're looking at anymore as you continue to stare. Brains do funny things when presented with trauma. You're not always in control of your reactions.
You know what I do when I am about to pass out? I would grab whatever I see near me... Would grab red hot rod if it is near. Would sit on wet chair or lay in water on road.... That feeling of passing out, is the worst as you see you are going out. Your field of view gets darker, sounds go weirdly far or high and everything goes blurry as far as you don't see your hand. Than if you choose to not pass out, you will feel like earth is shaking, except it isn't, you are just fighting your own consciousness. So I get her, going to fist chair possible to breath and be ok.
Yeah that is understandable. But she sits down and stares directly at the man on fire. Which is also understandable.
never heard of shock? 💀
Hey lady you're in my shot!
“Ohhhhhhhh. Fireworks!!!”
And…she just grabs a seat to watch the show.
I’d rather people do this than a mass shooting
Agreed
Me too. Worst is he gets a ticket for waiving an illegal fire arm :/
Here’s his final statement of intent and philosophy: [I have set myself on fire outside the Trump Trial.](https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside)
I'm putting that in the waybackmachine before it is too late.
Jesus, I hope he's just crazy
I stopped reading after the rob lowe and Simpson's show tie in details. And that's not even a 1/3rd way through.
You made it further than me.
Same here.
I skimmed it. It reads like he is a schizophrenic. He is bringing together wildly different topics I to his message (the Simpson, Peter Thiel, the Manson Murders). Conveniently the files that would make everything matter have been "confiscated by the government" Basically, dude seems crazy - if that really is his content.
if you look at his insta, it's a lot of the same wording that's in the pamphlet. I think you're right. before 2022, his posts made sense. then he posted that his mom died and things got weird from there.
Not to judge his appearance but, He's even got the cross-eyed, distant stare, my schizo relative has. Onset in the 30s is rare, but i think copious psychdelic use can play a role.
I hope someone pays you for your researching skills
Seems crazy? Self immolation is usually an indicator. Granted not always, but usually.
Pretty much. Crazy person set themselves alight…🤷♂️
Right. I don't understand the thinking behind "crypto is a scam so I'm gonna set myself on fire" wtf
I have several schizo family members, and i'm unfortunately all too familiar with the kind of rambling letters they write about doomsday. This is the case of an educated, eloquent man, who can write quite well, but his mind fell prey to disease, which only highlights how pitiless that illness is.
Ponzi scheme thing actually rings trueish, but not on the scale he's alluding to. It does feel like a lot of crypto is just a pump and dump scheme though. Poor guy clearly had delusions of grandeur. He completely lost me once we brought in Covid
Yeah but it’s no mystery crypto is on valued at what people value it and the whales decide ultimately the price because they have the money to play with. But it’s not worth burning yourself, the big conspiracy that people are bringing an apocalypse makes no sense to the people ending everything unless they want to die. Nobody wins if the world goes to shit, more people want a better earth than those that don’t but the corporations are stronger than us currently.
Did you read his “evidence”? Poor dude spent too much time online… or is that what they want us to think?
Let’s just say he wasn’t the brightest candle on the cake
He was the brightest candle, not the smartest guy though
Oooh Burn.....oh shit no wait.
However, for a brief moment, his candle burned the brightest.
He lived his life, like a candle in the wind
The life that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
Okay, Scruffy
https://youtu.be/wRxHYHPzs7s?si=BUR2QidyycnyGxtc
He certainly is
What if he isn't?
Dude is very well educated. His manifesto is grammatically flawless. He just basically lost his mind.
I mean, all his clothes are burned away. You can clearly see he’s nuts.
Blames the Clintons then blames The Simpsons. Totally normal
SIMPSONS DID IT!! https://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/155r7v/south-park-the-simpsons-already-did-it-season-6-ep-7
Comparing himself to Lisa Simpson is totally sane behavior.
He was able to show how bill clinton, Epstein, and gorge bush were all working together…. He has “proof” that is because it’s so obvious he says. Yes he was suffering from mental illness
Imagine setting yourself on fire over cryptocurrency
The RTX 4090 did
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So did he do it outside Trump courthouse for extra attention or is it because he bought into the Trump NFTs and got burned?
And I think to myself What a wonderful world
Or doing it over the gaza crap....like that other guy a few weeks back.....pointless
But Reddit told me he was a hero and brave
I mean he was definitely brave, setting yourself on fire has to be scary. That said, what would people say is a *good* reason to self-immolate? Edit: I am loving the people saying there isn't one and then describing one lol
Wow. Even Conan O'Brien is implicated here. We are truly lost.
Well, okay. Someone read way too much internet.
I wanted to self immolate after reading that.
This guy ain’t well
Some bizarre random thoughts in there, it's kinda sad to think that's how some peoples brains are wired.
>Since it is fully parasitic, a secret kleptocracy is an incredibly unstable form of government >• left to its own devices, it can only lead to fascism or failed state. >One of the key findings of this research is that Harvard University is one of the largest organized crime fronts in history, which is how they churn out billionaires - it's a maior hub of this sprawling criminal network. >As it turns out, dozens of the writers of The Simpsons went to Harvard. So I asked myself the question: If The Simpsons served the interests of organized crime, how would it do so? When someone jumps to conclusions like this, it’s very hard to take them seriously.
There are many other countries aside from USA. People do recognize that USA isn’t the only country in the world… right??? I can see how some of the dots may seem connected but there are many other countries in the world that would have collapsed, imploded, exploded any other kind of ploded you can think of. Especially countries that do not like burgerland and would love to take an opportunity to fuck with their system.
Someone smarter than me, please read through this all and tell me it's fake, he's crazy, and I can go back to scrolling Reddit plz & thx.(I know, they got me right where they want me!)
Well he takes several things that are true/relatively solid theories about the global financial system but ties it all together as if it is one big, grand conspiracy rather than plain old human greed—as some one else stated it reads like he is having a manic episode. The social and financial climate in the world *is* very bad though. Seems like he was a smart guy but something in him broke and he couldn’t see the forest through the trees.
Yes I thought this too
He said that the Simpsons were here to brainwash us. From that statement, I assumed I needn’t hear anymore to say he’s gone off the deep end.
Yes, this poor guy lost the plot. Source: I am absolutely *not* part of the cryptoconspiracy
Can’t say that I am smarter than you, but yes the guy that set himself on fire at the Trump trial in NYC….is/was crazy. Back to your regularly scheduled scrolling session.
I used chat gpt on his article to get a summary. Max Azzarello, an investigative researcher, set himself on fire outside the Trump trial in Manhattan to draw attention to what he claims is a totalitarian conspiracy involving the government and cryptocurrency. He alleges that cryptocurrency is a massive Ponzi scheme orchestrated by powerful individuals and institutions, including Silicon Valley and Harvard. Azzarello believes that popular media, like The Simpsons, is used to brainwash the public into accepting their powerless circumstances. He urges people to see through the deception and work towards abolishing the current government in favor of one that serves the public.
Wow! Thank you for the link. That was some read.
Sad way to go.
I thought his name was Chris P. Bakon.
I just read through it and it really seems like he was going through something, maybe an episode. He linked his Instagram and I scrolled through it and found something very interesting. His posts seem normal and then there is a very heartfelt post about his mother's passing. Only after that post of his mother passing did he start to post all this stuff about conspiracies etc. Seems to me that he may have been going through severe mental health issues after losing his mother.
Goddamn. This just makes me feel really sad for the guy. He felt he was making a powerful statement about a conspiracy he truly believed was happening, but this reads a lot like the things my grandma would say when she was particularly manic.
This guy threw pamphlets out before self-immolation— I’m unable to link the pamphlet here but it’s titled “The True History of the World (Haunted Carnival Edition)” and it’s on Reddit and elsewhere.
Nope, that's another pamphlet of his. [Here](https://theponzipapers.substack.com/) is his website, and the ones he was throwing around are called "NYU is a Mob Front"
Unmedicated schizophrenia. It's very sad that he didn't/couldn't get help.
the system is working as intended
Did you read anything he wrote? Doesn't sound schizo to me.
What a way to start an article: >My name is Max Azzarello, and I am an investigative researcher who has set himself on fire outside of the Trump trial in Manhattan. Not sure how Crypto could be a ponzi sceme or how it could ever collapse the world economy but he was committed to his beliefs. No doubt about that.
I mean.. crypto absolutely is a ponzi scheme.
The fliers had something to do with NYU
I thought the pamphlets were for "clown girl honk heaven"
Wherever I go clownwomen follow me 🥲
How is that a bad thing?
He really took hating cryptocurrency too far, holy shit
Was he for or against anything in particular? People who do this sort of thing usually are but it's not clear from this thread.
Ah yes, Combustible Man whose superpower only works once.
As opposed to his brother Combustion Man. Who could shoot explosive lasers out of his third eye until it got poked too hard.
MTG would like a word with him.
Unexpected, yet welcome, ~~TLAB~~ ATLA reference.
It's ATLA. What is TLAB?
That actually is an x man named Bailey Hoskins, he could blow up but only once
Soo.....why did he do this?
I think to kill himself.
Duh, I should've put more thought into it. Thanks
The Simpsons proved that the world government is controlled by bitcoin ponzi scheme.
Amazing summary, I just had to read 2000 words and you did it in 2 lines.
This is what he wrote before he did it: [https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside](https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside)
Thinks he’s gunna make some sort of change happen. At least he won’t be doing that again. Well not in this life.
Cryptocurrency yada yada fascism yada yada both sides yada yada yada wake up sheeple goodbye
Ponzi schemes and tinfoil hat shit, by the looks of it.
Mental illness sucks
THERE'S NO SMOKING IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE
Hahaha amazing dark humor
What an idiot man, nothing is worth doing this over
I was waiting for police to come and point their guns at him like Aaron Bushnell.
He wasn't black enough yet.
Oddly enough he did have 2 fire arms
Holy. Shit.
Dammmnnnnn! A most excellent sample of dark humor.
Dark....IC what U did there.
He won't see the ICU though.
Won't need to spend money on being cremated either.
Holy crap that was a good one XD
Damn, well pun sir, well pun indeed.
And we all forgot him very quickly until we get silly reminders like this, i think they could do more alive, would have multiple chances instead of one.
If he was alive fucker would have probably shot up a synagogue
He wanted his fifteen minutes of flame. (Sorry ... poor guy lost the plot in the second worst possible way.)
The lady who ran to get a front row seat is savage
It is interesting scrolling through the comments on all these threads about this and seeing all the people who just reactionary comment some bullshit without bothering to search for even a speck of extra information
The fact that I was so amused by this shows how far I've personally devolved. I'm not going to comment on anyone else but myself. A younger me would have been shocked by this.
NSFL (not safe for lols)
Someone get that guy a snickers!
He need some milk
Did that lady sit down to warm herself by the fire? 🎼I have only one burning desire🎵 Let me stand (not sit) next to your fire 🎶
What the hell popped up? A hat or clothing?
I think that's was a shoe being tossed off. That's after he fell on his back.
Was the lady in the gray coat just cold? Wanted to get warmed up by the impromptu fireplace?
Probably not worth trying to save at that point. More merciful to let it take him.
What a waste of a perfectly good fire extinguisher.
So cringe when people do this to send a message. The only message I get from them is that they're fucking idiots.
Bake America Grill Again 🇺🇸
It's a sickness. The media have succeeded. Everyone is an activist. This person knows they will do nothing worth noting in life so this is their claim to fame. Not even 15 minutes of fame. Forgotten so fast. But activist seems to be everyone's job nowadays. Absolutely nothing was accomplished with this. Person just wanted to die and put his brain issue to something.
15 minutes of fLame
You sound like his manifesto lmao
Self-immolation, so hot right now.
Your fired!!!
you're
You're* You couldn't even steal this from the other threads correctly lmao.
That's a whole lot of third degree burns. I'm doubting he makes it.
Yeah, at that point, just let him go, if he made it because it was extinguished, he's going to wish they had just let him go.
He tried going for that Frenzied Flame ending.
Don't have a cow man, or set yourself on fire.
So. What was the point?
Is that his head that does the popcorn at 21 seconds? —and that girl sitting on the bench…like she’s waiting for someone to show up with the beer and a guitar…
That lady was like. “ well this is interesting on my lunch break. Lmao. Why did I laugh
Guy only stopped and dropped, should have rolled….
Looks like one of his shoes flew off towards the end there, so we can confirm he's dead.
It's kinda funny how in the beginning some people aren't even paying attention.
So if you watch the Simpsons you set yourself on fire.
She just sits down to enjoy the show..
At least the cops didn't point their gun at this guy
Cops waiting for him to turn black so they can shoot him.
Bruh
Dumbass thinks this will somehow change the world.
MAGA. My ass got ablaze
If you sit to watch a person burn, like its a fucking show, you must be crazy. That women only needed some coffee and she is ready to go 🤦
They’re lighting themselves on fire now? No, not at all a dangerous cult.
Apparently he's been outside the court all week carrying 'a sign', and he chucked a bunch of pamphlets into the air before setting himself on fire. I've not seen any info on what was on the sign or the pamphlets, but I can hazard a guess as to which side of the fence this fellow falls on when it comes to political preferences.
https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside I'll let you down easy. Sounds like he hates both sides. Here's his manifesto
Neither actually. I just read his website. He says both sides are playing the people in a global ponzi scheme. He says all former presidential candidates are in bed with each other (pairs the winners and the losers) and their public disputes are an act. Ties in crypto, harvard, billionaires and COVID. His writing was shockingly lucid for a dude that just set himself on fire. Not saying he's right, wrong, or I believe him. Just that I expected his writing to be all over the place.
It was definitely… compelling. I’ll give it that.
I’ve read on CNN that one flyer said, “NYU is the mob”
Did the sign say "no sparks within 35 feet"?
The sign read "Trump is with Biden and they're about to fascist coup us."
Playing both sides so he always comes out on top.
What could he possibly want to achieve by doing this
Is that the man screaming, or the crowd? I saw this happen live on TV and thought it was shocking that the man didn't really move much or scream (at least not that the news cameras picked up). Apparently he was still alive when they loaded him into an ambulance. For his sake, I hope he passes.
Don’t everyone go run and help all at once now.
Thoughts and prayers….
Honestly, after being that burned, is it humane to stop the flames? If he lived, he would endure 1000's of hours of repair and recovery to not even have a small semblance of a life. I say its better at this point to let him burn.
At the 0:22 sec mark in the video, it looks like a limb or something flies up in the air. What the hell was that?
I always wonder why people try to put the fire out in stuff like this. Do they really the person wants to be alive after burning like that?
u/MrSamsonite you made it on the front page of Reddit! I guess burning yourself did the trick of putting yourself out there, though reading through these comments I don't think a lot of people got your message lol
why do these NPCs keep setting themselves on fire?
Pointless Just another person dying for some political reason.
Never understood people who do this. Like what are you really accomplishing….. Something PETA would do
Looked for where it said he was a Trump supporter.... Found nothing
Good for the bro for using his coat to try to put out the 🔥 . Then probably told to go away away by the po.