tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post2903719926843796968..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Blagojevich a textbook sociopath (Part I)John Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-72652951866389458352009-03-04T10:00:00.000-05:002009-03-04T10:00:00.000-05:00Fitzgoldwin -- Again, thanks for the comment. Sorr...Fitzgoldwin -- Again, thanks for the comment. Sorry, no such thing as "friendly" competition with a sociopath. However, you're right, these tendencies do manifest themselves among people thought of as "leaders" much more often than they do among the general population. The traits it takes to get to the top in any field -- a certain blind self-confidence, dishonesty, a willingness to stab others in the back, etc -- help whether you're in politics or the corporate world (I'll fold finance into the general corporate world). It also helps in Hollywood. I don't see a whole lot of difference between these fields in terms of the types who tend to rise to the top. As far as a sociopathic index, it's my impression that if you're a sociopath, you're pretty much willing to do anything, i.e., sacrifice anyone to get ahead. If you had a narcissistic personality index, sociopaths would represent the extreme of that type. But sociopaths are, by definition, all extreme.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-65388424465104117592009-03-04T07:48:00.000-05:002009-03-04T07:48:00.000-05:00How about creating a "sociopathic index" for ranki...How about creating a "sociopathic index" for ranking political and corporate leaders? If Blago is the gold standard, perhaps it would be interesting to see how others compare? I would find it intriguing to see whether sociopathic tendencies are stronger in the political, financial or corporate leaders. Perhaps this might promote friendly competition between them in the sociopathy stakes.fitzgoldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02279501676165393678noreply@blogger.com