Maybe "bunk" isn't the right word to use. Categorising beliefs and behaviours can be useful, but the idea that any specific set of unique, definite personality traits exist, and that some are evil, is fraught with bias and assumptions.
My main problem though, is the way articles like this play on the drama of the "dark triad" to make it seem like a more meaningful and scientific concept. It's presented like a way to quantify immorality, which I think is pretty dangerous.
isn't it just describing psychopathy, narcissism, and manipulative behavior, which are all real things?
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Maybe "bunk" isn't the right word to use. Categorising beliefs and behaviours can be useful, but the idea that any specific set of unique, definite personality traits exist, and that some are evil, is fraught with bias and assumptions.
My main problem though, is the way articles like this play on the drama of the "dark triad" to make it seem like a more meaningful and scientific concept. It's presented like a way to quantify immorality, which I think is pretty dangerous.