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So what is your proposed solution? I'd rather have a sociopath that is upfront about being one to me than figuring that fact out by myself. Shunning those peop

So what is your proposed solution? I'd rather have a sociopath that is upfront about being one to me than figuring that fact out by myself. Shunning those people from society seems like not an option to me, they are people after all. I think normalizing sociopathic behaviour is something to be worried about, but I personally don't see that happening anywhere so I am unsure what your point is.

stormfather 3y ago
Let's genetically profile for it, and if there's a link, screen for embryos that don't have it. This would require a bit more technological advancement of course. But imagine, a world without sociopaths! It would be the biggest generational improvement in the world in history.
- idiotsecant 3y ago
  I feel the urge to bring up a slippery slope argument but it's so obvious that it makes itself.
- AndrewKemendo 3y ago
  This is definitely not it
  - shrimp_emoji 3y ago
    It unironically and simply is it, albeit on hold for civilizations morally paralyzed by the trauma of WW2.
- binary132 3y ago
  Funny joke! I get it!
dirtybirdnj 3y ago
> I think normalizing sociopathic behaviour is something to be worried about, but I personally don't see that happening anywhere so I am unsure what your point is. The normalization of sociopathic behavior is pretty clear to see in politics and celebrity culture. If you don't see it you have had your eyes willfully closed to it for 10+ yrs. Maybe you have or are currently engaged in some of these behaviors and you "can't see" them because it would damage your ego's view of yourself as a good person who deserves the success they have experienced. > Shunning those people from society seems like not an option to me, they are people after all This is effectively what happens to the victims of the sociopaths. They are driven out from the margins. The way I read this is "sociopaths can do whatever they want, but when others complain they are the problem". I cannot stress how wrong that last statement is. So much suffering and therapy to recover from people who behaved this way. People at the top. Bosses. Managers. People who were supposed to be looking out for the group and were not.

stormfather 3y ago

Let's genetically profile for it, and if there's a link, screen for embryos that don't have it. This would require a bit more technological advancement of course. But imagine, a world without sociopaths! It would be the biggest generational improvement in the world in history.

idiotsecant 3y ago
I feel the urge to bring up a slippery slope argument but it's so obvious that it makes itself.
AndrewKemendo 3y ago
This is definitely not it
- shrimp_emoji 3y ago
  It unironically and simply is it, albeit on hold for civilizations morally paralyzed by the trauma of WW2.
binary132 3y ago
Funny joke! I get it!

dirtybirdnj 3y ago

> I think normalizing sociopathic behaviour is something to be worried about, but I personally don't see that happening anywhere so I am unsure what your point is. The normalization of sociopathic behavior is pretty clear to see in politics and celebrity culture. If you don't see it you have had your eyes willfully closed to it for 10+ yrs. Maybe you have or are currently engaged in some of these behaviors and you "can't see" them because it would damage your ego's view of yourself as a good person who deserves the success they have experienced. > Shunning those people from society seems like not an option to me, they are people after all This is effectively what happens to the victims of the sociopaths. They are driven out from the margins. The way I read this is "sociopaths can do whatever they want, but when others complain they are the problem". I cannot stress how wrong that last statement is. So much suffering and therapy to recover from people who behaved this way. People at the top. Bosses. Managers. People who were supposed to be looking out for the group and were not.