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Dec 17, 2015
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trimbo on
Martin Shkreli Arrested on Securities Fraud Charges
For more on sociopathy, check out "The Sociopath Next Door": http://www.amazon.com/Sociopath-Next-Door-Martha-Stout/dp/07...
⬐ Dr_tldrMost people who imagine themselves to be surrounded by sociopaths ironically end up exhibiting the selfsame tendencies of rationalization, misrepresentation, exploitation of others, lack of empathy, paranoia, and self-righteousness.This guy is just an overconfident scam-artist who made the mistake of believing his own bullshit.
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Jun 11, 2013
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GregBuchholz on
Government Secrets and the Need for Whistle-blowers
I found the book, _The_Sociopath_Next_Door_[1], to be an interesting read. The premise of that text is that 4% of the population has no conscience. Moral obligations probably can't be explained unless you go to the meta-level and talk about neuro-chemistry and evolved behavior of social animals. Kind of like trying to explain romantic pair-bonding, or parent-child love, or religious devotion. Unless you have those experiences, you really are at a loss to explain how or what it is. I suppose it is similar to trying to explain the concept of "red" to a person who was blind from birth. You can talk about wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, but it just doesn't seem to capture the gut-level feel for what "red" is. Sociopaths probably don't get the same bursts of endorphins that the rest of the population gets from performing socially important acts.[1] http://www.amazon.com/Sociopath-Next-Door-Martha-Stout/dp/07...
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May 14, 2010
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arethuza on
How to spot a psychopath at work
I can recommend "The Sociopath Next Door":http://www.amazon.com/Sociopath-Next-Door-Martha-Stout/dp/07...
⬐ pohlThe audio book version is well done, too.
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Feb 04, 2009
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ojbyrne on
Don’t Work for Assholes
It seems like its a requirement for C-level positions. There's some research to back up my impression: