> I think these studies are all significantly flawed because successful people with dark personality traits learn to cover up their dark traits. Disagree, peop

> I think these studies are all significantly flawed because successful people with dark personality traits learn to cover up their dark traits. Disagree, people like Napoleon, Stalin, Steve Jobs, Bill Clinton, Putin,Zuckerberg,etc were highly succesful and very high in dark personality traits. If anything I find very difficult to find a highly succesful or powerful person who does not have them. I read once an article about Angela Merkel (A politician widely regarding as one of the good ones, a dove) it was eye opening, she is ruthless, she back-stabbed her long-time mentor and crushed her political enemies with no remorse.