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Originally Posted by Sam988  Sociopaths and darkworkers don't have so much in common.
For starters, sociopaths don't measure the consequences of their acts, leading them to do things by sheer impulse. A DW would never do that, DWs calculate their actions beforehand and analyze the possible good and bad consequences and then decide if doing whatever they're planning to do is worth it or not. |
I will concede that the psychiatric community has outpaced the definition I used for a sociopath.
The term is now
"Antisocial Personality Disorder" and I've linked here to the definition of that on MedTerms.com. This is a very different thing than a DarkWorker, as I'm understanding it.
And I will concede that the term "sociopath" is a loaded one emotionally.
I suspect that many of those who suffer from Antisocial Personality Disorder do in fact understand the ramifications of their actions. Their objective is naturally what benefit they derive from it. Having been victimized by one such individual, I will tell you this is true.
To go back to the definition, "someone who holds nothing sacred beyond his or her own interests," this still fits what's being called a "DarkWorker."
I don't think it take a lot of imagination to understand that at least in portions of a DarkWorker's evolution, ethical structures are actually obstacles to their ends.
I don't have a lot of respect for that, and I'm entitled to be wrong.
(If Steve had a nickel for every time I've been told I'm going in the wrong direction, he'd be twice as rich.)