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I think deep down it’s not enjoyable to be on top while knowing that there is a very good chance that you will be found out. I think is a very stressful experie

• amiga_500 7y ago
  These people are not normal Imagine you defraud someone of 10 million. Then you think 'no, I want more'. I cannot put myself in their shoes, but I would like their shoes to go to jail for a long time. Financial fraud should be treated like robbery.
  • okareaman 7y ago
    1% of people are psychopaths, according to internet surveys. I don't know how accurate they are, but assuming they are in the ballpark, I can imagine Madoff doing all of this and sleep good at night if he lacked all empathy.
• c3534l 7y ago
  If you had that kind of guilt and worry, you wouldn't put yourself in that position to begin with. These people don't have the same kind of emotional reaction you and I have. From my experience with people in a similar psychological category, this kind of quasi-fearlessness is viewed as a super power from which the person is able to manipulate those around them to get the outcomes they want. They're not process-oriented people, they're rats in a Skinner box pressing down the lever that gives them their food pellets. If they feel stress, their lack of moral qualms only makes the sensation feel exhilarating, like a roller coaster or an action-packed video game.
• blaser-waffle 7y ago
  See also: The Sword of Damocles, "uneasy lies the head that wears a crown", etc.