![]() prove how remote the world of superheroes is from our real world. It’s not a bad read it’s just very short but it’s an interesting look at this emerging sub-culture especially if you’re a fan of superhero comics like me. The story is also 60% of the ebook, the remaining 40% is an excerpt from “The Psychopath Test”, which if you’re like me you’ll already have read. I would’ve liked to have read a more in-depth story but the length of the “book” limits that and it seems there’s not much else to the RLSH’s stories besides their rather dreary patrols that are in stark contrast to their comic book aspirations. ![]() This becomes known as “the taco incident”. Phoenix himself is an oddball, getting into scrapes outside of night clubs and stopping drunk people from getting behind the wheel of a car – in one instance trying to force a man to eat a taco before driving so he’ll be slightly more sober. Never mind that most of them barely fight crime per se, they’re out there at night scaring drug dealers and thus feel they’re making a difference. The answer is slightly vague and what you’d expect – they feel like nobody’s in their real lives, helpless and worthless, but they put on a mask and costume and they suddenly feel great and different. I remember hearing about him in the news a year or so ago so I was interested when the excellent Jon Ronson (The Men Who Stare At Goats, Them, The Psychopath Test) set out to interview him and find out why people are now dressing as superheroes and patrolling the streets. Phoenix Jones is the real life super hero’s (RLSH) name and fighting crime is his game. A scenario many people have read before in comics, except this is real life. ![]() A daycare manager for autistic children by day, masked vigilante at night. Welcome to the channel - welcome back if youre coming back and hey if youre new here Todays internet oddity is definitely different to the usual rise and.
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