Huh, perhaps psychopathy is a positive evolutionary adaptation -- sometimes you need a monkey who just doesn't give a flying fuck and scares the shit out of the other monkeys.
Psychopaths aren't raving nutters in the sense of not comprehending reality.
They are cold-blooded, remorseless, and manipulative. They make ruthlessly effective prosecutors, executives, stock brokers and serial rapists/killers.
An alternate theory is that they don't help society, but are just a competing strategy. For all the social drama/cohesion of most of the population, it's advantageous for a small group to be con men and parasites.
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They are cold-blooded, remorseless, and manipulative. They make ruthlessly effective prosecutors, executives, stock brokers and serial rapists/killers.
An alternate theory is that they don't help society, but are just a competing strategy. For all the social drama/cohesion of most of the population, it's advantageous for a small group to be con men and parasites.
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