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  • PixelPilgrim@lemmings.worldOPtoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlAre psychopaths normalized?
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    5 hours ago

    My mind wants to break down the concepts into smaller ideas of lack of empathy, not considering morality. I keep thinking machiavellianism is more a descriptor of the politics that Machiavelli lived in. It’s more of a communication thing, it helps to use simpler concepts to convey ideas better.

    But psychopathy is definitely a spectrum and it does feel like trying to get another person to like you can be psychotic since it’s manipulation