A dishy book from an avowed sociopath has stirred up an awkward debate: perhaps all of us have a bit of the personality disorder. Caitlin Dickson on why that may not be such a bad thing.
M.E. Thomas describes herself as a cutthroat attorney who sailed through
law school without much effort, landed a position at a prestigious law
firm, and then became a professor. She also claims to fantasize about
murder, drops friends when their personal problems get in the way of her
fun, and plots ways to “ruin people” in her spare time. She straddles a
fine line between success and failure, with the traits that have gotten
her ahead simultaneously contributing to her periodic downfalls.
Sociopathy is a personality disorder that manifests itself in such traits as dishonesty, charm, manipulation, narcissism, and a lack of both remorse and impulse control ... “You’re four times more likely to find a psychopath at the top of the corporate ladder than you are walking around the janitor’s office.
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