This is true as hell. I was bullied as a kid and I turned into a bit of a bully myself. Figured I'd throw somebody down under me so that I wasn't the lowest rung on the ladder. Kid logic can be cruel as hell. Luckily I grew out of that garbage when I left Middle School. It's definitely a positive attention thing. When I grew out of that phase I started to be more confident about embracing what I liked to do while stuck at school that wasn't schoolwork: drawing things in my notebooks. People took notice and would tell me how much they liked what I was doing and it gave me a lot of confidence in myself. I could still "be myself" and not the fake bully me that I had invented as a suit of armor.
Yeah sociopathy is a real disorder that people suffer through. We should help them like we would anyone else who suffers from mental health illnesses.
The struggle is when society actually rewards the illness, so they never see it as a problem because they never see a reason to seek treatment.
Similar to narcissism. It’s awful to be around someone who is narcissistic (not egotistical). But one of the most prestigious jobs in our society is small business tyrant. So people who suffer from narcissism gain material benefits by not seeking help for a illness that destroys relationships and actively harms everyone around them on a daily basis, including themselves.
There is also the thing that we ought to organize society in a way that no children, no partner, no one has to deal with the power narcists etc. create and try to hold over you.
Instead it ought to be organized that people are free to withdraw and have collective bonds who are created by groups of people who are not manipulated by narcissists etc.
As the feral child in the scenario, I just loved fighting, and loved being known for fighting. Stemmed from a lot of pent up anger and aggression from various traumas I think. Was good fun mind you.
All humans adapt to their environment. Some kids act out more than others, but that’s usually because they’re in need of positive attention.
This is true as hell. I was bullied as a kid and I turned into a bit of a bully myself. Figured I'd throw somebody down under me so that I wasn't the lowest rung on the ladder. Kid logic can be cruel as hell. Luckily I grew out of that garbage when I left Middle School. It's definitely a positive attention thing. When I grew out of that phase I started to be more confident about embracing what I liked to do while stuck at school that wasn't schoolwork: drawing things in my notebooks. People took notice and would tell me how much they liked what I was doing and it gave me a lot of confidence in myself. I could still "be myself" and not the fake bully me that I had invented as a suit of armor.
Kids in middle schools are the worst sociopaths. They scare me.
In capitalist schools that is.
There are definitely some sociopaths though, and they can really fuck things up for everyone if they aren’t stopped... see: our society.
Yeah sociopathy is a real disorder that people suffer through. We should help them like we would anyone else who suffers from mental health illnesses.
The struggle is when society actually rewards the illness, so they never see it as a problem because they never see a reason to seek treatment.
Similar to narcissism. It’s awful to be around someone who is narcissistic (not egotistical). But one of the most prestigious jobs in our society is small business tyrant. So people who suffer from narcissism gain material benefits by not seeking help for a illness that destroys relationships and actively harms everyone around them on a daily basis, including themselves.
There is also the thing that we ought to organize society in a way that no children, no partner, no one has to deal with the power narcists etc. create and try to hold over you.
Instead it ought to be organized that people are free to withdraw and have collective bonds who are created by groups of people who are not manipulated by narcissists etc.
As the feral child in the scenario, I just loved fighting, and loved being known for fighting. Stemmed from a lot of pent up anger and aggression from various traumas I think. Was good fun mind you.