[TrillgoreClout]

hmm. sounds like you just don’t wanna get it? from wikipedia: “one major category of folk hero is the defender of the common people against the oppression or corruption of the established power structure. Members of this category of folk hero often, but not necessarily, live outside the law in some way.”

common people, by definition, includes people outside the guy’s personal circle— the focus on his personal affiliation is besides, likely even counter, to your point. a conclusion that he was both scared of consequences AND wanted to get caught, is quite a stretch when it makes much more sense that dude was required to match his photo id, a normal practice checking in anywhere, and that he wanted food & wifi somewhere near his bus stop. and if that were the case, assumption that it’s out of ego rather than exhaustion or something is baseless.

even by your own logic, it “looks” like his actions were anything but useless, considering Anthem immediately reneged on plans to limit anesthesia coverage, and the House has now introduced legislation to break up healthcare conglomerates.

all in all, the beauty of a folk hero is not that they are one by precisely matching some definition, but that they arise as such out of the collective projection of the ‘folks’ view of their own struggle against oppressive systems. in other words, a single person doesn’t have to “get it”, because it’s not up to them. if we’re making reading suggestions, maybe try supplementing the corporate media blurbs for X/instagram/FB comments under literally any post about this guy (aka, what common folk are saying)?