i meant to say I don't see him as the average person's idea of a sociopath, because he does have some understanding of other people's emotions, he just frequently doesn't really give a damn. I think he actually *tries* to be a sociopath because its easier for him for him to pretend like other people's feelings don't matter. I think he has sociopathic tendencies, and he leans on them and cultivates them a lot, rather than it being something he was born with. After all, it's easier to tell yourself and others you don't care that your classmates don't like you than it is to figure out why they don't like you and try to do something about it, and really, it's arguable how far it's healthy for one to go in order to 'fit in' and be well liked by your classmates.
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Date: 2011-07-21 10:39 pm (UTC)i meant to say I don't see him as the average person's idea of a sociopath, because he does have some understanding of other people's emotions, he just frequently doesn't really give a damn. I think he actually *tries* to be a sociopath because its easier for him for him to pretend like other people's feelings don't matter. I think he has sociopathic tendencies, and he leans on them and cultivates them a lot, rather than it being something he was born with. After all, it's easier to tell yourself and others you don't care that your classmates don't like you than it is to figure out why they don't like you and try to do something about it, and really, it's arguable how far it's healthy for one to go in order to 'fit in' and be well liked by your classmates.