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To: cuban leaf

I do not believe sociopaths they make excellent _anything_, except some of them may be good at basket weaving.

If you have ever worked for one of them, no further explanation is necessary.

They destroy morale.


9 posted on 12/10/2020 11:00:56 AM PST by cgbg ( Remember 1876--we _can_ do this!--Biden--Office of the Prisoner-Elect)
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To: cgbg

They destroy morale.


Depends on how they manage it. I believe that some very high level jobs pretty much REQUIRE a sociopath to be truly effective. I think Trump is one.

But again, I compare it to black and white thinking. It is a strength in some ways and a weakness in others. They would make lousy general practitioners but perhaps excellent brain surgeons.

I base that on this description: “People with ASPD can’t understand others’ feelings. They’ll often break rules or make impulsive decisions without feeling guilty for the harm they cause.”

This lack of empathy can make it easy for a military leader to send men to their death at a place like Omaha beach.

But the bottom line is that I really should not say “Sociopath”, but “a person that leans to sociopathic tendencies.” And even then, I’m mainly focusing on the “lack of empathy” facet rather than the “being mean just for the fun of it” facet.


11 posted on 12/10/2020 11:17:02 AM PST by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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