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I've heard several times in these threads that Pincus is a sociopath. Can you provide some more detail on that? A quick once-over his WP page doesn't seem to in
by cookiecaper 15y ago
I've heard several times in these threads that Pincus is a sociopath. Can you provide some more detail on that? A quick once-over his WP page doesn't seem to indicate anything particularly shady.
Although I don't think that Zynga has the most ethical business goals out there, I don't think it's bad enough to qualify someone as a sociopath. I'm sure there's a lot of history I don't know about so if you could give me the scoop that'd be great. It will hopefully help other readers engaged in the same search.
- johnyzee 15y agoPsychopath, sociopath, they are terms that get thrown around and there is an industry promoting these classifications where possibly none exist, just a sliding scale of individual morality. 'The Psychopath Test' is a good read on this subject.
- protomyth 15y agoNormally I would say it is hyperbole, but if you are classifying someone by the textbook (in this case DSM-IV) definition, his behavior feels and awful lot like it fits the criteria[1][2] to the people affected and quite a few people here. That all being said, the DSM-IV is a pretty scary book. It has expanded quite a bit of previous editions and become a little more broad to allow for a larger billing footprint. When I used to work in those circles, I had psychologist friends who thought anyone could be categorized as some type of disorder. [1] http://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.html http://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.html [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder