Dr. James Lindsay

And eventually that evidence accrues and then they have to leave and find another host, so to speak. Now online, that's a snap, right? Because you can just switch out. Exactly. You can just switch your identity. That's right. And you've solved the problem, or you can multiply it beyond. And then there's a bot problem online, too.

And eventually that evidence accrues and then they have to leave and find another host, so to speak. Now online, that's a snap, right? Because you can just switch out. Exactly. You can just switch your identity. That's right. And you've solved the problem, or you can multiply it beyond. And then there's a bot problem online, too.

Yeah, yeah. We've tracked some of that. And for some of these discussions about the woke right, 30% of the comments are bots.

Yeah, yeah. We've tracked some of that. And for some of these discussions about the woke right, 30% of the comments are bots.

Yeah, yeah. We've tracked some of that. And for some of these discussions about the woke right, 30% of the comments are bots.

Right. So that means we're automating the psychopathy. I've thought for a long time, and I do think this may be the case, that virtualization enables psychopathy. And if that's the case, we're in trouble. We're in big trouble. Well, at least 50% of internet traffic is criminal, right? It's 30% pornography, which is close enough to criminal. So I think distinguishing them is not useful. And then

Right. So that means we're automating the psychopathy. I've thought for a long time, and I do think this may be the case, that virtualization enables psychopathy. And if that's the case, we're in trouble. We're in big trouble. Well, at least 50% of internet traffic is criminal, right? It's 30% pornography, which is close enough to criminal. So I think distinguishing them is not useful. And then

Right. So that means we're automating the psychopathy. I've thought for a long time, and I do think this may be the case, that virtualization enables psychopathy. And if that's the case, we're in trouble. We're in big trouble. Well, at least 50% of internet traffic is criminal, right? It's 30% pornography, which is close enough to criminal. So I think distinguishing them is not useful. And then

like old people are just scammed nonstop. Right, nonstop. Right, and so, and there's no policing and there can't be because you can hide so effectively.

like old people are just scammed nonstop. Right, nonstop. Right, and so, and there's no policing and there can't be because you can hide so effectively.

like old people are just scammed nonstop. Right, nonstop. Right, and so, and there's no policing and there can't be because you can hide so effectively.

So, and then it's, what it seems to happen is that the unrestrained psychopathy spills over into the public domain and everyone is mad, like in both senses, angry and insane because of it. Let's return just for a moment to the hierarchy idea.

So, and then it's, what it seems to happen is that the unrestrained psychopathy spills over into the public domain and everyone is mad, like in both senses, angry and insane because of it. Let's return just for a moment to the hierarchy idea.

So, and then it's, what it seems to happen is that the unrestrained psychopathy spills over into the public domain and everyone is mad, like in both senses, angry and insane because of it. Let's return just for a moment to the hierarchy idea.

So you pointed out one interesting mechanism of attaining status, which is to twist the rules slightly, create a new game and dominate that as its originator. So that's a transformation of a process that's actually creative and adaptive, right? Because if I wanted to make a variation of a business, I could do that.

So you pointed out one interesting mechanism of attaining status, which is to twist the rules slightly, create a new game and dominate that as its originator. So that's a transformation of a process that's actually creative and adaptive, right? Because if I wanted to make a variation of a business, I could do that.

So you pointed out one interesting mechanism of attaining status, which is to twist the rules slightly, create a new game and dominate that as its originator. So that's a transformation of a process that's actually creative and adaptive, right? Because if I wanted to make a variation of a business, I could do that.

And then if I served my customers well and so forth, I could climb to the top of that new business niche and succeed. This is the parasitical equivalent to that, right? It's to what? To generate a version that does nothing but attract unwarranted attention. That would be the narcissistic spin. And to use any means whatsoever to attract that attention.

And then if I served my customers well and so forth, I could climb to the top of that new business niche and succeed. This is the parasitical equivalent to that, right? It's to what? To generate a version that does nothing but attract unwarranted attention. That would be the narcissistic spin. And to use any means whatsoever to attract that attention.

And then if I served my customers well and so forth, I could climb to the top of that new business niche and succeed. This is the parasitical equivalent to that, right? It's to what? To generate a version that does nothing but attract unwarranted attention. That would be the narcissistic spin. And to use any means whatsoever to attract that attention.