Required Reading: Lessons from a psychopath: Understanding the reality behind how people work, the extent to which people can be manipulated, and the amount of power one can hold over others.

A_Seabear · 2014-02-05T23:07:13+00:00

I have some acquaintances that display several of these traits:

Parasitic - They still live with their parents.

Reckless - All have been arrested and one spent some time in jail.

Charming - All three of them managed to date bombshells for the better part of senior year, dumping them to get with other girls.

I could go on and on. But the fact is that these types of guys effortlessly clean house with girls.

C_D_O · 2014-02-06T06:50:00+00:00

Something no one, including heartiste, seems to address in these examinations of sociopaths and their ilk, is how specifically they are "charming"

We know paying empty compliments and putting women on a pedestal doesnt work, so what specifically is considered charming about their interaction?

Crazystarf · 2014-02-05T23:44:02+00:00

Perhaps the greatest advantage that Stanley had during this excerpt was that he had no concept of fear; you are more likely to attempt recklessness if you don't fear the consequences.

I believe Ted Bundy was also the same way?

YouDislikeMyOpinion · 2014-02-06T02:24:40+00:00

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BruceIsTheBatman · 2014-02-05T23:40:27+00:00

Psychopaths don't experience anxiety in the same way most do. That alone says everything. It takes more than just mimicking what they do.

j_arbuckle2012 · 2014-02-06T05:07:11+00:00

I dont like how the article is framed. Stanley is labelled a 'psychopath' and this is painted as an us vs them scenario. One could take away that going full psycho gets pussy, power, and riches. A good but moot point. There are countless other examples of how average everyday people are turned into creatures they dare not comprehend. Look at milgram or zimbardos experiments. Or even the women in this writeup. If we can turn an average guy into a submissive prisoner, a hardass rapey guard, or a torturer, or a married woman into a slut, of course some psychopath can charm his way to the top. The bigger point is almost every one of us are a few conversations away from a madonna or a whore, a nazi or a civilian, a torturer or a torturee. To limit this only to psychopaths and scoring misses the point.

YouDislikeMyOpinion · 2014-02-05T22:21:53+00:00

For those of you that relationships still hold favor for:

All it takes is one psychopath to push her buttons and instill whatever emotions he desires from her.

How do you feel about that?

Gorgonzola54 · 2014-02-06T08:32:57+00:00

So a guy fucks over his family and everyone in his way, whilst only thinking about himself?

Sounds like a woman to me.

2014-02-06T17:37:18+00:00

The Psychopath Test

I read this book last summer. Great insights into the minds of psychopaths.

2014-02-06T04:45:47+00:00

psychopath game: game the same girl for months on end.

pathetic.

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