16 Jun 2019, 9:19 am
16 Jun 2019, 9:26 am
I don't trust the internet to explain to me what a sociopath, psychopath, or narcissists really are because there is simply not enough study on the human brain to understand these conditions.
And it REALLY annoys me the way these words get tossed around a lot in the media as a blanket term for basically anybody who does something mean to somebody else. Not all criminals or people in positions of authority and power are sociopaths or psychopaths.
"This man robbed a bank to feed his family??? He MUST be a sociopath! All sociopath exhibit criminal behavior!! !"
"This soldier killed somebody in a war??? Psychopath!! ! Psychos all kill people and feel no remourse so every soldier defending our country is an evil psycho!! !! !! !"
In my opinion every as*hole is NOT a psycho, but every psycho IS an as*hole.
16 Jun 2019, 9:29 am
16 Jun 2019, 10:17 am
TheRevengeofTW1ZTY wrote:
I don't trust the internet to explain to me what a sociopath, psychopath, or narcissists really are because there is simply not enough study on the human brain to understand these conditions.
And it REALLY annoys me the way these words get tossed around a lot in the media as a blanket term for basically anybody who does something mean to somebody else. Not all criminals or people in positions of authority and power are sociopaths or psychopaths.
"This man robbed a bank to feed his family??? He MUST be a sociopath! All sociopath exhibit criminal behavior!! !"
"This soldier killed somebody in a war??? Psychopath!! ! Psychos all kill people and feel no remourse so every soldier defending our country is an evil psycho!! ! ! ! ! !"
In my opinion every as*hole is NOT a psycho, but every psycho IS an as*hole.
And it REALLY annoys me the way these words get tossed around a lot in the media as a blanket term for basically anybody who does something mean to somebody else. Not all criminals or people in positions of authority and power are sociopaths or psychopaths.
"This man robbed a bank to feed his family??? He MUST be a sociopath! All sociopath exhibit criminal behavior!! !"
"This soldier killed somebody in a war??? Psychopath!! ! Psychos all kill people and feel no remourse so every soldier defending our country is an evil psycho!! ! ! ! ! !"
In my opinion every as*hole is NOT a psycho, but every psycho IS an as*hole.
I don’t like to see those words thrown about in the media, either, because then when you say that someone is a sociopath most people will think you mean much less by that term than you actually do.
Sociopaths don’t always engage in behavior that would result in jail time, but they are as abusive and manipulative as they can get away with being. They might choose not to murder someone because they don’t want to go to jail rather than because murder isn’t (usually) a very nice thing to do.
Even more off-topic, never tell a victim that his or her abuser is not a sociopath if the victim already stated that he or she is.
16 Jun 2019, 10:27 am
Twilightprincess wrote:
TheRevengeofTW1ZTY wrote:
I don't trust the internet to explain to me what a sociopath, psychopath, or narcissists really are because there is simply not enough study on the human brain to understand these conditions.
And it REALLY annoys me the way these words get tossed around a lot in the media as a blanket term for basically anybody who does something mean to somebody else. Not all criminals or people in positions of authority and power are sociopaths or psychopaths.
"This man robbed a bank to feed his family??? He MUST be a sociopath! All sociopath exhibit criminal behavior!! !"
"This soldier killed somebody in a war??? Psychopath!! ! Psychos all kill people and feel no remourse so every soldier defending our country is an evil psycho!! ! ! ! ! !"
In my opinion every as*hole is NOT a psycho, but every psycho IS an as*hole.
And it REALLY annoys me the way these words get tossed around a lot in the media as a blanket term for basically anybody who does something mean to somebody else. Not all criminals or people in positions of authority and power are sociopaths or psychopaths.
"This man robbed a bank to feed his family??? He MUST be a sociopath! All sociopath exhibit criminal behavior!! !"
"This soldier killed somebody in a war??? Psychopath!! ! Psychos all kill people and feel no remourse so every soldier defending our country is an evil psycho!! ! ! ! ! !"
In my opinion every as*hole is NOT a psycho, but every psycho IS an as*hole.
I don’t like to see those words thrown about, either, because then when you say that someone is a sociopath most people will just think you mean much less by that term than you actually do.
Sociopaths don’t always engage in behavior that would result in jail time, but they are as abusive and manipulative as they can get away with being. They might choose not to murder someone because they don’t want to go to jail rather than because murder isn’t (usually) a very nice thing to do.
I agree. And just like with us Aspies, each sociopath, psychopath, and narcissist is different. They each have their own personalities too.
I kind of blame showbusiness. Our movies, video games, TV shows, and books have brainwashed us into thinking that every psycho is either a dastardly villain like The Joker or a cool antihero who kills badguys with no remourse and bangs lots of pretty women like James Bond.
Also I don't like the way people assume that every person who commits a crime or kills in a war has anti-social behavior. Some people do that stuff either because they are impoverished and desperate or because of a strong desire to protect their own families or even themselves.
16 Jun 2019, 10:49 am
TheRevengeofTW1ZTY wrote:
Twilightprincess wrote:
TheRevengeofTW1ZTY wrote:
I don't trust the internet to explain to me what a sociopath, psychopath, or narcissists really are because there is simply not enough study on the human brain to understand these conditions.
And it REALLY annoys me the way these words get tossed around a lot in the media as a blanket term for basically anybody who does something mean to somebody else. Not all criminals or people in positions of authority and power are sociopaths or psychopaths.
"This man robbed a bank to feed his family??? He MUST be a sociopath! All sociopath exhibit criminal behavior!! !"
"This soldier killed somebody in a war??? Psychopath!! ! Psychos all kill people and feel no remourse so every soldier defending our country is an evil psycho!! ! ! ! ! !"
In my opinion every as*hole is NOT a psycho, but every psycho IS an as*hole.
And it REALLY annoys me the way these words get tossed around a lot in the media as a blanket term for basically anybody who does something mean to somebody else. Not all criminals or people in positions of authority and power are sociopaths or psychopaths.
"This man robbed a bank to feed his family??? He MUST be a sociopath! All sociopath exhibit criminal behavior!! !"
"This soldier killed somebody in a war??? Psychopath!! ! Psychos all kill people and feel no remourse so every soldier defending our country is an evil psycho!! ! ! ! ! !"
In my opinion every as*hole is NOT a psycho, but every psycho IS an as*hole.
I don’t like to see those words thrown about, either, because then when you say that someone is a sociopath most people will just think you mean much less by that term than you actually do.
Sociopaths don’t always engage in behavior that would result in jail time, but they are as abusive and manipulative as they can get away with being. They might choose not to murder someone because they don’t want to go to jail rather than because murder isn’t (usually) a very nice thing to do.
I agree. And just like with us Aspies, each sociopath, psychopath, and narcissist is different. They each have their own personalities too.
I kind of blame showbusiness. Our movies, video games, TV shows, and books have brainwashed us into thinking that every psycho is either a dastardly villain like The Joker or a cool antihero who kills badguys with no remourse and bangs lots of pretty women like James Bond.
Also I don't like the way people assume that every person who commits a crime or kills in a war has anti-social behavior. Some people do that stuff either because they are impoverished and desperate or because of a strong desire to protect their own families or even themselves.
Sociopathy is an interesting field of research, but it makes people uncomfortable. Most would prefer to label such people as evil and leave it at that.
I would prefer to think of such people as evil, actually, but looking for causation (especially brain abnormalities) could lead to prevention.
16 Jun 2019, 10:58 am
Twilightprincess wrote:
TheRevengeofTW1ZTY wrote:
Twilightprincess wrote:
TheRevengeofTW1ZTY wrote:
I don't trust the internet to explain to me what a sociopath, psychopath, or narcissists really are because there is simply not enough study on the human brain to understand these conditions.
And it REALLY annoys me the way these words get tossed around a lot in the media as a blanket term for basically anybody who does something mean to somebody else. Not all criminals or people in positions of authority and power are sociopaths or psychopaths.
"This man robbed a bank to feed his family??? He MUST be a sociopath! All sociopath exhibit criminal behavior!! !"
"This soldier killed somebody in a war??? Psychopath!! ! Psychos all kill people and feel no remourse so every soldier defending our country is an evil psycho!! ! ! ! ! !"
In my opinion every as*hole is NOT a psycho, but every psycho IS an as*hole.
And it REALLY annoys me the way these words get tossed around a lot in the media as a blanket term for basically anybody who does something mean to somebody else. Not all criminals or people in positions of authority and power are sociopaths or psychopaths.
"This man robbed a bank to feed his family??? He MUST be a sociopath! All sociopath exhibit criminal behavior!! !"
"This soldier killed somebody in a war??? Psychopath!! ! Psychos all kill people and feel no remourse so every soldier defending our country is an evil psycho!! ! ! ! ! !"
In my opinion every as*hole is NOT a psycho, but every psycho IS an as*hole.
I don’t like to see those words thrown about, either, because then when you say that someone is a sociopath most people will just think you mean much less by that term than you actually do.
Sociopaths don’t always engage in behavior that would result in jail time, but they are as abusive and manipulative as they can get away with being. They might choose not to murder someone because they don’t want to go to jail rather than because murder isn’t (usually) a very nice thing to do.
I agree. And just like with us Aspies, each sociopath, psychopath, and narcissist is different. They each have their own personalities too.
I kind of blame showbusiness. Our movies, video games, TV shows, and books have brainwashed us into thinking that every psycho is either a dastardly villain like The Joker or a cool antihero who kills badguys with no remourse and bangs lots of pretty women like James Bond.
Also I don't like the way people assume that every person who commits a crime or kills in a war has anti-social behavior. Some people do that stuff either because they are impoverished and desperate or because of a strong desire to protect their own families or even themselves.
Sociopathy is an interesting field of research, but it makes people uncomfortable. Most would prefer to label such people as evil and leave it at that.
I would prefer to think of such people as evil, actually, but looking for causation (especially brain abnormalities) could lead to prevention.
The twisted part about it is that, like us Aspies, many of them probably don't want a cure. The condition does not really hurt them, it hurts everyone around them and they don't care because they lack empathy. But as long as they can function in life they see nothing wrong with feeling no empathy.
Aspies to me are like the polar opposite of Psychos. And Aspies often look for the positives in their conditions the same as Psychos.
As messed up as it sounds it is quite possible that feeling no empathy for others can be useful in certain professions. Just like an Aspie's logical and literal thinking can be useful.
Ok sorry for getting waaaay off topic again. When I feel too intensely or curious about something I tend to focus on it abd get off topic. Sorry
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16 Jun 2019, 11:08 am
16 Jun 2019, 11:15 am
Sweetleaf wrote:
NO! it does not work, never has and never will.
What actually happens is the very wealthy hog the wealth, in offshore accounts and any way they can...so all that which is supposed to trickle down just gets piled up and sat on essentially where it it is certainly not stimulating the economy and its not trickling down to the middle class or below to people who are more likely to actually spend the money and keep it in circulation.
What actually happens is the very wealthy hog the wealth, in offshore accounts and any way they can...so all that which is supposed to trickle down just gets piled up and sat on essentially where it it is certainly not stimulating the economy and its not trickling down to the middle class or below to people who are more likely to actually spend the money and keep it in circulation.
I completely agree. It'll be kind of like the dark ages where the wealthy aristocrats hogged all the wealth and land and the poor hardworking peasants are forced to starve and do without basic human rights.
I thought that the whole reason America was created as a country was supposedly because we didn't want to live that way anymore. Now it's like we're trying to go back into the dark ages where the rich 10% have all the power and can abuse the hell out of the commoners.
16 Jun 2019, 11:27 am
Me in Economics class ^
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