1.) Okay. Intelligence, academic/occupational success and psychopathy/sociopathy are not mutually exclusive. I'm sure you've heard of people who were lawyers by day and rapists by night or neurosurgeons who were suicide bombers etc. Well, forget about going to the extremes of rape and murder. There are successful people who are pretty feelingless/show no remorse for their wrong doings. They often enjoy humiliating their opponents and being 'tough guys'. It's especially hard to deal with them because so many people actually admire and/or support them (in some cases).
For instance, let's say that a certain intelligent psychopath's work benefits 5 people but he treats a 6th person like crap. It's very hard for this 6th person to take any action against the intelligent psycho because the other 5 might actually turn against him and/or support the psychopath because he's useful to them.
I can understand how certain aspects of psychopathy may have evolutionary advantages but I think it harms the people around the psycho in the long run.
How do you go about dealing with this problem ?
2.) I think authority/authority structures are probably necessary because you often need someone who is intelligent and experienced to lead the way. You also need someone experienced to tell you that you're wrong when you are. But abuse of authority is prevalent the world over. Right from that condescending/rude professor in college to governments. Getting a college degree often involves being extra polite and extra careful while talking to your professors and not answering back even when you're right and your prof. isn't. I understand that there are anti-authoritarian people who try to soothe their egos by being rude to the people above them (in the chain of authority). Sometimes you may be at fault and the guy above you may be right in reprimanding you. But one cannot deny that the abuse of authority is prevalent the world over.
How do you go about fixing this ?
Yes, I've also posted this on ATOT (before someone points it out) to get as many ideas as I can.
For instance, let's say that a certain intelligent psychopath's work benefits 5 people but he treats a 6th person like crap. It's very hard for this 6th person to take any action against the intelligent psycho because the other 5 might actually turn against him and/or support the psychopath because he's useful to them.
I can understand how certain aspects of psychopathy may have evolutionary advantages but I think it harms the people around the psycho in the long run.
How do you go about dealing with this problem ?
2.) I think authority/authority structures are probably necessary because you often need someone who is intelligent and experienced to lead the way. You also need someone experienced to tell you that you're wrong when you are. But abuse of authority is prevalent the world over. Right from that condescending/rude professor in college to governments. Getting a college degree often involves being extra polite and extra careful while talking to your professors and not answering back even when you're right and your prof. isn't. I understand that there are anti-authoritarian people who try to soothe their egos by being rude to the people above them (in the chain of authority). Sometimes you may be at fault and the guy above you may be right in reprimanding you. But one cannot deny that the abuse of authority is prevalent the world over.
How do you go about fixing this ?
Yes, I've also posted this on ATOT (before someone points it out) to get as many ideas as I can.
