People are sociopaths.
There are alot of conflicting definitions of what a sociopath is, however almost all of them share a common theme. Sociopaths are self absorbed and hold themselves above the rules of society. Current estimates place 1-3% of the population as suffering from this disorder, and all I can say to the people doing those studies is "have you ever talked to anyone?"
1-3% is far too low of a statistic, in my opinion the number is better than a third. One in three people are self absorbed and consider them selves to be above the rules of society. These people also suffer from a verity of conditions arising from their pathology, including:
1. failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors
2. deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure
3. impulsivity or failure to plan ahead
4. irritability and aggressiveness
5. reckless disregard for safety of self or others
6. consistent irresponsibility
7. lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another
Sound familiar? In fact, on the Internet these people turn up all the time. Of course we merely pass off their "fuckwad" behavior as arising out of the anonymity provided by the Internet, but the truth of the matter is, these people are sociopaths.
It gets worse.
How many times has someone yelled at you while you were driving or crossing the street and had done nothing wrong? How many times have you called someone you didn't know bad names?
These are all sociopathic behaviors, they arise not out of the general apathy we are lead to believe infests our society. Instead they arise from an undo sense of self importance. We believe we are special, that some how the rules don't apply to us. That we are above the rest of society. This is what causes sociopathism, and right now we are raising an entire generation of sociopaths. Kids who grow up on Harry Potter and learn lessons such as, special people can flaunt the rules, and, some groups of people are superior to others. These are terrible morals that we instill in our children without a second thought, and then wonder why they shoot up their schools. Do not mistake me and believe that Harry Potter is the source of evil in the world, far from it, it is merely another symptom of the problem.
I want you to all repeat the following mantra "I am not special. I am not my own perfect unique little butterfly." And if you find yourself relapsing and thinking of yourself as better than other people I want you to stop and take a deep breath, and if you still need help you can talk to me, or any of the other recovering sociopaths, we all know what you've been through.
taken from: Diary of a Sociopath by Jim Tzenes
There are alot of conflicting definitions of what a sociopath is, however almost all of them share a common theme. Sociopaths are self absorbed and hold themselves above the rules of society. Current estimates place 1-3% of the population as suffering from this disorder, and all I can say to the people doing those studies is "have you ever talked to anyone?"
1-3% is far too low of a statistic, in my opinion the number is better than a third. One in three people are self absorbed and consider them selves to be above the rules of society. These people also suffer from a verity of conditions arising from their pathology, including:
1. failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors
2. deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure
3. impulsivity or failure to plan ahead
4. irritability and aggressiveness
5. reckless disregard for safety of self or others
6. consistent irresponsibility
7. lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another
Sound familiar? In fact, on the Internet these people turn up all the time. Of course we merely pass off their "fuckwad" behavior as arising out of the anonymity provided by the Internet, but the truth of the matter is, these people are sociopaths.
It gets worse.
How many times has someone yelled at you while you were driving or crossing the street and had done nothing wrong? How many times have you called someone you didn't know bad names?
These are all sociopathic behaviors, they arise not out of the general apathy we are lead to believe infests our society. Instead they arise from an undo sense of self importance. We believe we are special, that some how the rules don't apply to us. That we are above the rest of society. This is what causes sociopathism, and right now we are raising an entire generation of sociopaths. Kids who grow up on Harry Potter and learn lessons such as, special people can flaunt the rules, and, some groups of people are superior to others. These are terrible morals that we instill in our children without a second thought, and then wonder why they shoot up their schools. Do not mistake me and believe that Harry Potter is the source of evil in the world, far from it, it is merely another symptom of the problem.
I want you to all repeat the following mantra "I am not special. I am not my own perfect unique little butterfly." And if you find yourself relapsing and thinking of yourself as better than other people I want you to stop and take a deep breath, and if you still need help you can talk to me, or any of the other recovering sociopaths, we all know what you've been through.
taken from: Diary of a Sociopath by Jim Tzenes
posted by jim at 8/02/2005 10:20:00 AM
1 Comments:
But revised economics under John Nash show us that the best good comes from when we act with both the group's best interest and our own best interest at heart. To prioritize our own (as I claim the Sociopath's do) is to regress to Adam Smith's economics, which are, to say the least, incomplete.
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