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Re:Letter From A Psychopath by michaelochurch on Friday December 20, 2013 @09:39AM (#6941553)
At one point in our evolution was there some advantage that being a psychopath conferred?

Yes, and there still is. Evolutionary survival is not about living long; it's about passing on genes.

Psychopaths are great at reading people and exploiting emotional weaknesses. Humans are not naturally monogamous, and psychopaths are perfectly equipped for high-frequency sexuality. They've had Game for millions of years.

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Re:Letter From A Psychopath by wrongc0ntinent on Friday December 20, 2013 @10:32AM (#6941837)
Absolutely. Not only this, but in many of our power structures (ones where human potential is not a metric) there are obvious benefits to being a psychopath, thereby maximizing exposure and potential gene transmission.
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