I think it's pretty clear to me that people who can't form theories of mind for other people exist but can form their own theories of mind >
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> and that such a state is neuroatypical, not binary (as in, you can have more or less ability to theory-of-mind), >
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> and that the one thing Watts is kind of right about is that it has evolutionary advantages, but so does empathic theory of mind
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I mean,the vampires in the story are portrayed as not needing humans at all because they can now synthesize the nutrient they get from blood
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But I would argue that a society entirely composed of non-empaths OR entirely composed of empaths is less functional than a mix
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And that the simple fact that we exist in a world where some of us can form theories of mind, some can't, and some can to a limited degree >
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> indicates that from an evolutionary perspective, sympathetic theory of mind serves a purpose but is not essential
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See the research that effective leaders are often "sociopaths" - presumably, what this actually means is that being unable to >
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> emotionally model what it's like to be people around you, and especially to not feel *compelled to*, is adaptive in some but not all cases
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I mean that makes sense. We're a herd species, we need a few officers but many soldiers
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Everyone standing around trying to make independent decisions is a bad thing during a tiger attack
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