by B. » Tue Aug 25, 2020 3:07 pm
As much as it seems strange and unlikely to us when we see a made member of the mafia on social media, LinkedIn, etc., you have to remember that this is the new normal. Mafia members used to join civic organizations and find ways to appear legitimate in the community in the pre-internet world, but in the digital age I think it is more to their advantage to have an online presence. I don't know that it even has to be part of some strategy, only that it is the world they now live in.
As much as it seems weird that Philly members show up in Instagram photos with each other all the time, they have been using the defense that they are all childhood / neighborhood friends for decades now. Showing up with each other all the time in public photos says "we are friends and we have nothing to hide." Again, I don't even know that it's a strategy, as they are childhood / neighborhood friends who also happen to be mafia members. Personally I think it's an effective defense, at least for the modern age, especially when you compare it to mafia members hiding their faces with newspapers and having suspicious walk-talks. It's less suspicious when you do see footage of Philly members doing a walk-talk given they are with each other all the time anyway.
As much as it seems strange and unlikely to us when we see a made member of the mafia on social media, LinkedIn, etc., you have to remember that this is the new normal. Mafia members used to join civic organizations and find ways to appear legitimate in the community in the pre-internet world, but in the digital age I think it is more to their advantage to have an online presence. I don't know that it even has to be part of some strategy, only that it is the world they now live in.
As much as it seems weird that Philly members show up in Instagram photos with each other all the time, they have been using the defense that they are all childhood / neighborhood friends for decades now. Showing up with each other all the time in public photos says "we are friends and we have nothing to hide." Again, I don't even know that it's a strategy, as they are childhood / neighborhood friends who also happen to be mafia members. Personally I think it's an effective defense, at least for the modern age, especially when you compare it to mafia members hiding their faces with newspapers and having suspicious walk-talks. It's less suspicious when you do see footage of Philly members doing a walk-talk given they are with each other all the time anyway.