JoshuaZ comments on Mandatory Secret Identities - Less Wrong

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Comment author: komponisto 29 September 2012 03:30:55AM 0 points [-]

Sometimes I wonder if the only people who aren't driven primarily by self-image/status-seeking are sociopaths (the closest human analogue of UFAI).

Comment author: JoshuaZ 29 September 2012 03:36:53AM 4 points [-]

Sociopaths care a lot about status, and the most extreme sociopaths respond to attempts to reduce their status with violence. I strongly suggest Jon Ronson's "The Psychopath Test" for a highly informative and amusing introduction to psychopathy/sociopathy and its symptoms.