Im sure youve already heard the news: John McAfee was found dead in his Barcelona prison cell.
Catalonian authorities stated they believe McAfee took his own life.
Things arent that simple though.
I mean, with John McAfee and the internet involved, how could they be?
Already, there are conspiracy theories circulating many of which were started by McAfee himself.
He tweeted about suicidejust a couple of months ago.
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This is not a story that will go away any time soon.
Well, for better or worse, he was one of a kind.
Originally, he gained fame for creating one of the worlds first bits ofantivirus software, also named McAfee.
Hesrun from the lawin Central America.
Hes announced a bidto run for President.
At the time of writing, its currently just below $33,000.
While this sounds fun on the surface, McAfee led a far darker life than it suggests.
Do not confuse him with a cuddly character.
This is just scratching the surface of McAfees tumultuous and deeply controversial life though.
If youd like to read more about it, I suggest youhead on here.
The death and legacy of John McAfee
John McAfee was arrested in Spain in October 2020.
He was accused of not paying or filing any tax returns, despite his substantial earnings.
Hours before his suicide,the Spanish government agreedto extradite McAfee to the United States for trial.
This would have likely led to decades in prison, which would have encompassed the rest of McAfees life.
Here though, we get in muddier waters.
But lets be honest here: the chance of the US government being behind his death is incredibly low.
Anything he was going to say in court, he likely had already said to the public.
This was not the case with Epstein.
The argument that McAfee was killed so that protect powerful people is flawed from the start.
Will this stop people pushing the idea of a conspiracy though?
McAfee is too strong of a presence in the internets collective consciousness for that to happen.
He truly was a once-in-a-generation figure whatever that actually means.
And whats more McAfee than that?
