Confessions of a sociopath
by M. E. Thomas · first published 2013
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M.E. Thomas is a high-functioning non-criminal sociopath. She is charismatic, ambitious and successful. You would be charmed by her if you met her, might even be seduced by her. You would not realise that she is studying you to find your flaws, that she is ruthlessly manipulative, has no empathy and does not feel guilt or remorse. But she does like people - she likes to touch them, mould them and ruin them. She could be your friend or your boss. She could be you ... Now she writes with breathtaking honesty about her life, from the confusion of trying to fit in as a child to her growing need fo
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If you're interested in what life for such a person is like (or if you might be one!), check out M. E. Thomas's Confessions of a Sociopath. I wrote about it here: http://jseliger.wordpress.com/2013/08/08/summary-judgment-co... and Tyler Cowen wrote about it here: http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/06/con... and elsewhere.…
on “Letter From A Psychopath” ↗…a couple good books about Sociopath/Psychopath if anyone is interested. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry @ http://www.amazon.ca/The-Psychopath-Test-Journey-Industry/dp... Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight @ http://www.amazon.ca/Confessions-Sociopath-Spent-Hiding-Plai... I highly recommend both of these, since they are a very interesting read.
on “Be a sociopath—or just act like one” ↗There is also this book - "Confessions of a Sociopath by M.E. Thomas" which seemed to be popular a few years ago. It's unclear how reliable the narrator is but I remember it had a jarring effect on me: https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Sociopath-Spent-Hiding-Pl...
on “John Carmack: My Steve Jobs Stories” ↗This sounds very similar to the book Confessions of a Sociopath A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight Pretty mediocre book BTW.
on “I always knew I was different, I didn't know I was a sociopath” ↗When I saw the headline I thought it was from the author of "Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight".
on “I always knew I was different, I didn't know I was a sociopath” ↗