<p>You know what? </p><p>I do not buy "do not speak ill of the dead". </p><p>Who gives a fuck. They're dead. If anyone can be judged on their life's accomplishments, it's those whose lives are done and there's no chance for them to change as a person. </p><p>And if their friends and family are upset about how absolutely nobody else has the least bit of sympathy for them, then they too ought to examine their lives to figure out why they were able to care for someone who caused monstrous pain and suffering for enough people that his death has become a national fucking party.</p><p>Brian Thompson's decisions, in his role as UHC CEO, caused lasting harm to millions of people.</p><p>Including me.</p><p>His legacy is one of pain and suffering that he chose to inflict, so that he himself could prosper. </p><p>I am pleased that he is no longer in a position to cause harm to people I care about. </p><p>I would also be pleased if other healthcare CEOs would understand this news to be indicative of the way their choices have been evaluated, and re-evaluate whether or not their legacies are going to be regarded in the same way. </p><p>Brian Thompson was a human, and as such he had agency over his choices; I am absolutely judging the choices he made as being unjust, unfair, and harmful. </p><p>If the dead don't want to be spoken ill of, then they should have treated others with fairness and respect in life. </p><p>Good riddance.</p>
