Wednesday, November 1, 2023

THE ATLANTIC: The Sociopaths Among Us—And How to Avoid Them


The Sociopaths Among Us—And How to Avoid Them
You're bound to come across the "Dark Triad" type of malignant narcissists in life—and they can be superficially appealing. Better to look for their exact opposite.

Read in The Atlantic: https://apple.news/A5-Ma06HZTMmq6PxnzZt05g


The traits to look for are self-importance, a sense of entitlement, vanity, a victim mentality, a tendency to bend the truth or even openly lie, manipulativeness, grandiosity, a lack of remorse, and an absence of empathy. Probe for these characteristics particularly when on first dates and in job interviews.


The characteristics of a Light Triad include faith in humanity (trusting in people’s fundamental goodness), humanism (believing in the dignity and worth of each person), and a Kantian adherence to the idea of universal moral law (in this context, refusing to objectify or instrumentalize others). Compared with the 7 percent that are dark, Kaufman finds that fully 50 percent of his international population sample qualify as Light Triads, and that the average person has more light than dark personality traits.


Shared from Apple News


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