Notice how the author puts "disagreeable" and "dominant" people in the same bucket as "manipulative" and "exploitative". That says a lot about his world view. H

Notice how the author puts "disagreeable" and "dominant" people in the same bucket as "manipulative" and "exploitative". That says a lot about his world view. Having leadership abilities and not being a yes-man is apparently in the realm of sociopathic behavior in his book. Yes, the ex-friend who cuts in line because he believes nobody else matters is an asshole. But that's not remotely the same thing as being disagreeable. You can be a genuinely kind person and still be a "jerk" when the situation calls for it. That's called having a spine. The nice-guys-vs-bad-boys dichotomy is a juvenile coping mechanism adopted by people who are afraid to assert themselves.