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not sure what you guys are talking about... your implied definition of sociopath appears to have drifted enough in the 2-3 indirections here that it has no real relationship with mine my usage is in terms of being *out* of status games and being able to program them for others
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iirc, scott's self-assessment in his gloss on the gervais principle was that he was mostly clueless in that scheme, if that is accurate, any sociopath moves he might make would be unconscious/accidental I don't know enough about him to form an assessment one way or another
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I'll defer to people who've observed the community more closely than me For data, I'd suggest looking at the history of scandals that seem to erupt periodically out of their programs. If there's true GP-sociopaths in there, they may be outside the community proper, like Thiel
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Cult-like scandal dynamics are often a sign of unstable reality distortion fields due to the sociopaths in the picture solving for something much simpler than what the kool-aid offers the insiders... classic case being promising heaven/enlightenment but actually solving for sex
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2 fictional examples are Rick on Rick and Morty running a miniature civilization to power his spaceship battery, and Mysterio in spider-man movie creating an elaborate illusion thing to steal Stark's VR glasses from Peter Parker... real-life versions often in politics and sales
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complexity of the goal if you're solving for sex, but instead of just dating like a normal person you invent an entire elaborate religion and explanation for the world and a teaching program that has the desired side effect of grooming suitable targets... impedance mismatch
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