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I wouldn't call his behavior psychopathic. Narcissistic, perhaps.

• TylerE 4y ago
  “ Psychopathy, sometimes considered synonymous with sociopathy, is characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egotistical traits.” Quacks like a duck for me.
  • lostmsu 4y ago
    Antisocial behavior in that definition, which is the core of it, is continual criminal activity. At this point I don't believe it is present. Calling people names doesn't fit.
    • blaser-waffle 4y ago
      > At this point I don't believe it is present. Why rob banks for $10k when you can whip up fervor on social media for millions? Criminal activity is there, basically, cuz people want to get what they want, norms, morals, and the well-being of others be damned. Musk doesn't have to rob banks to get what he wants, and probably never would have since his family owned gemstone mines in S Africa. If you want to judge the man, see how he treated his ex's, his children, etc. That paints a far less flattering picture.
    • jacquesm 4y ago
      If a criminal did that kind of damage to other people we'd be happy to commit them to a long stay behind bars. The fact that it is all bought and paid for makes it legal, but that's a flaw in capitalism: legal and ethical are very much disjoint concepts and you can do a lot of damage in a purposeful way that you'd never get away with otherwise if you have money and an army of lawyers.
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