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Re:Psychopathy to Altruism: Neurobiology of the Selfish–Self... by digi_owl on Sunday May 27, 2018 @08:34PM (#17169968)
Do wonder if in/out and altruism/psychopathy overlap.

Meaning that an altruist has a wider sense of in-group, while a psychopath has a much narrower one.

I guess this however opens up the possibility that one can "learn" to be a psychopath by narrowing ones in-group.

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Re:Psychopathy to Altruism: Neurobiology of the Selfish–Self... by mantas on Monday May 28, 2018 @08:03AM (#17171966)
That'd mean most, if not all, ancient people were psychopaths.

Also, many people are not altruistic even to their in-group.

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