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Are psychopaths normalized? (lemmings.world)

submitted 13 hours ago by PixelPilgrim@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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In you're daily life do people praise psychotic people or behavior? Most of the time I feel like I'm a psycho that has to work with general public. It's not like I'm aggressive, I just decide that how a stranger feels doesn't matter as much as whatever I need.

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[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. They sometimes come together labeled as the dark triad. I see Narcissism in a lot of people I know and it can be somewhat ignored. It’s really bad when it mixes with the other two.

[–] PixelPilgrim@lemmings.world -1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

That feels like more narcissism in my mind

[–] PixelPilgrim@lemmings.world 0 points 12 hours ago

I wouldn't know the difference. Seems like they overlap so that's why I would go with description of behavior