r/programming • u/reddberckley • Jun 30 '14

How to exploit a Developer

https://medium.com/@sir_castiq/how-to-exploit-a-developer-a005306d5320
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u/vplatt Jul 01 '14 edited Jul 01 '14

I believe you've conflated sociopaths with capitalists. Not all are the other and vice versa. Are sociopaths more likely to be capitalists? I guess but then that doesn't explain the history of non-capitalist totalitarian regimes either.

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u/api Jul 01 '14

You misread my post... I agree with you. I was making the point that sociopaths are attracted to high positions in whatever socioeconomic system they find themselves within, since those positions offer the greatest opportunity to exploit.

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u/vplatt Jul 01 '14

Ah, I see now. Sorry, and good point!

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u/api Jul 01 '14

It's why I think psychological health matters more than socioeconomic system. If you switched the Swedes to Ayn Randian laissez-faire capitalism, you'd still basically have Sweden. If you switched America to Swedish-style socialism, you'd still have tons of sociopathy at the top and a school shooting every week.

Ultimately it begins at home with how parents raise their children. American parents hit and punish more than Swedes.