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It actually goes in both directions: Statistics have shown for a while now that psychopaths or sociopaths are drawn to positions of power and are therefor over
by benevol 9y ago
It actually goes in both directions:
Statistics have shown for a while now that psychopaths or sociopaths are drawn to positions of power and are therefor overrepresented in those positions.
On the other hand, excessive power (== money) often brings the worst out of us, as power appeals to our (sick/immature) need to dominate those around us (on a personal or even global scale). Domination can act like a drug. And once the brain is hooked on that drug, it's hard to go clean again.
Excessive power (== money) takes a lot of maturity to be handled ethically. Obviously, a lot of people fail hard.
Which is why our society should fight any type of inequality until it's completely gone.
- jimnotgym 9y agoI am reminded of the Stanford prison experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment
- thehardsphere 9y ago> Which is why our society should fight any type of inequality until it's completely gone. I don't think this actually follows from the prior premises you put forth. If I'm the 10x programmer, do I need to have my performance handicapped because some psychopaths exist somewhere in the world? That's a kind of inequality which I would argue isn't relevant.