buybuydandavis comments on Notes on Psychopathy - Less Wrong

18 Post author: gwern 19 December 2012 04:02AM

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 20 December 2012 11:31:02PM 0 points [-]

I see no indication there that they were trying to make them better and more effective psychopaths, as opposed to less psychopathic.

As part of their treatment, were they told "we're going to make you the best psychopath you can be"? I doubt it. And I doubt the psychopaths perceived that either.

Comment author: gwern 20 December 2012 11:35:19PM 0 points [-]

How are better social skills and better anger management not making them more effective (if indeed they can be trained at all)?

Comment author: buybuydandavis 21 December 2012 12:08:59AM *  0 points [-]

"Better" according to a psychopath? Or better according to the people trying to "fix" the psychopaths?

Comment author: gwern 21 December 2012 12:16:07AM 0 points [-]

They don't want to be in prison either.