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Psychopaths in power
Aug. 7th, 2011 10:22 amhttp://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-stack-the-psychopath-test-by-jon-ronson-07212011.html
"The very first thing to know about psychopaths, at least according to Jon Ronson, is that they’re very charming. They’re also usually smart, easily bored, and ruthless power mongers who watch suffering with interest, have an inflated sense of self-worth, lie compulsively, and rarely take blame for their mistakes. For those reasons and others they tend to congregate in places such as London and New York. And a relatively high percentage end up running big companies."
Not sure I'd put a whole lot of stock in this without more research, but it's an interesting concept that would explain a lot.
"The very first thing to know about psychopaths, at least according to Jon Ronson, is that they’re very charming. They’re also usually smart, easily bored, and ruthless power mongers who watch suffering with interest, have an inflated sense of self-worth, lie compulsively, and rarely take blame for their mistakes. For those reasons and others they tend to congregate in places such as London and New York. And a relatively high percentage end up running big companies."
Not sure I'd put a whole lot of stock in this without more research, but it's an interesting concept that would explain a lot.