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MGD109 t1_iu6lrt0 wrote

Its difficult to say, cause real life sociopathy is usually a lot less impressive than it is in the media.

The majority of real world sociopaths, whilst manipulative, aren't usually particularly intelligent, especially charming or successful. They often have poor impulse control and struggle to plan ahead.

I think the best example I ever saw was a one off antagonist from Waking the Dead. Whilst very dangerous, the guy was utterly consumed by ego and had no concept of perspective. He literally incapable of understanding other people existed outside their relation to him and only got so far cause his parents were still bailing him out into his thirties.

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