"He got on his knees and begged, ‘No, Daddy, no,’ and he pulled the trigger,"

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by MILK

1 in 25 people are thought to be Sociopaths. 1 in 25 is a scarily large number of people..

I think that number may have tripled, or more over the last couple of decades. I'm part of what was commonly referred to as the "me generation", having been born in the '60s. If that's true, then the current batch should be known as the "F you, give me all your stuff, it's mine" generation.

[MILK]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

I think that number may have tripled, or more over the last couple of decades. I'm part of what was commonly referred to as the "me generation", having been born in the '60s. If that's true, then the current batch should be known as the "F you, give me all your stuff, it's mine" generation.

My number is pulled from 2005, "The Sociopath Next Door" by Martha Stout, PH.D.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by MILK

My number is pulled from 2005, "The Sociopath Next Door" by Martha Stout, PH.D.

Despite when it was published I think that it's a rather conservative estimate, given the number of people I have encountered who are completely egocentric, have no capacity for empathy whatsoever, and love mirrors more than Nietzsche did.