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Perhaps you’re thinking of people who are antisocial? I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the Facebook members who are most active and have the most ‘friends’ ar

Perhaps you’re thinking of people who are antisocial? I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the Facebook members who are most active and have the most ‘friends’ are sociopaths.

jokoon 13y ago
I have no real idea. I was just saying this, as in, I don't think criminal hang around facebook. If that'd be the case, would facebook just be some sort of crime catching tool ? I wonder though, is sociopathy a crime, or some trait that will turn people into criminal ? > I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the Facebook members who are most active and have the most ‘friends’ are sociopaths. I doubt the people you are talking about can be criminal. Crime and psychology, sigh
- Samuel_Michon 13y ago
  I’m not talking about crime. Most sociopaths never commit any crimes and it’s not illegal to be a sociopath. That would be silly, like jailing someone for having red hair. Also, it’s quite possible that there are more sociopaths than there are people with red hair – estimates range from 1% to 4% of the population. > I don't think criminal hang around facebook. Are you sure about that?
  - jokoon 13y ago
    I just don't see where the correlation between sociopathy and crime comes from.
    - Samuel_Michon 13y ago
      There’s a correlation, but one can’t say ‘All sociopaths are criminals’, just as one can’t say ‘All drug addicts are thieves’.
- qznc 13y ago
  Criminals do use Facebook: http://www.neowin.net/news/thief-caught-after-stopping-to-check-facebook http://www.neowin.net/news/thief-caught-after-stopping-to-ch... However, the common burglar is probably not a sociopath, but rather a poor drug addict or something.
acheron 13y ago
"antisocial" and "sociopathy" are roughly the same thing. Perhaps you're thinking of people who are non-social?
- Samuel_Michon 13y ago
  > "antisocial" and "sociopathy" are roughly the same thing. When you look them up in the DSM (the big book of psychological disorders), it will seem that way. However, you can be antisocial or possess sociopathic traits without having a disorder. In general dictionaries, ’antisocial’ is synonymous to ’unsociable’. That’s how it’s most often used and that’s how I meant it. > Perhaps you're thinking of people who are non-social? I had never heard of that word. After Duckducking it, it seems to me that no one uses it. If I were to use another word, I’d probably go for ’asocial’.

Perhaps you’re thinking of people who are antisocial? I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the Facebook members who are most active and have the most ‘friends’ are sociopaths.

jokoon 13y ago

I have no real idea. I was just saying this, as in, I don't think criminal hang around facebook. If that'd be the case, would facebook just be some sort of crime catching tool ? I wonder though, is sociopathy a crime, or some trait that will turn people into criminal ? > I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the Facebook members who are most active and have the most ‘friends’ are sociopaths. I doubt the people you are talking about can be criminal. Crime and psychology, sigh

Samuel_Michon 13y ago
I’m not talking about crime. Most sociopaths never commit any crimes and it’s not illegal to be a sociopath. That would be silly, like jailing someone for having red hair. Also, it’s quite possible that there are more sociopaths than there are people with red hair – estimates range from 1% to 4% of the population. > I don't think criminal hang around facebook. Are you sure about that?
- jokoon 13y ago
  I just don't see where the correlation between sociopathy and crime comes from.
  - Samuel_Michon 13y ago
    There’s a correlation, but one can’t say ‘All sociopaths are criminals’, just as one can’t say ‘All drug addicts are thieves’.
qznc 13y ago
Criminals do use Facebook: http://www.neowin.net/news/thief-caught-after-stopping-to-check-facebook http://www.neowin.net/news/thief-caught-after-stopping-to-ch... However, the common burglar is probably not a sociopath, but rather a poor drug addict or something.

acheron 13y ago

"antisocial" and "sociopathy" are roughly the same thing. Perhaps you're thinking of people who are non-social?

Samuel_Michon 13y ago
> "antisocial" and "sociopathy" are roughly the same thing. When you look them up in the DSM (the big book of psychological disorders), it will seem that way. However, you can be antisocial or possess sociopathic traits without having a disorder. In general dictionaries, ’antisocial’ is synonymous to ’unsociable’. That’s how it’s most often used and that’s how I meant it. > Perhaps you're thinking of people who are non-social? I had never heard of that word. After Duckducking it, it seems to me that no one uses it. If I were to use another word, I’d probably go for ’asocial’.