There was a story circulating recently about how often men think about ancient Rome. My daughter found this amusing and quizzed me about how often I think about ancient Rome. The answer in my case was not very often. But there is something I think about pretty often that’s like the Rome thing. I think about psychopaths/sociopaths. Not every day but maybe every week or so. There are more than a few in politics and also in business (Kim Jong Un came to mind).
Sociopaths are on a spectrum, from people who have some slight tendencies to those on the far end who genuinely lack human empathy. We all probably encounter some of these people on a regular basis but if you’ve ever had a genuine sociopath come close to your life, you probably remember it. They may be relatively rare, but they are (to me) frightening. At any given moment they could do or say absolutely anything, especially if…
