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Psychopath Expert Explains How to Spot a Psychopath - Dr Kevin Dutton

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Why Psychopaths Are Still Bold Around Today?

Psychopaths evolved in societies where we have a certain number of psychopaths because it's useful to have them. In the right context, these kinds of characteristics can predispose you to success and are valuable. Where they become toxic is if we go back to the mixing desk style analogy: If Roger Federal was ruthless on center core, was ruthless in real life as he is at Wimbledon, that would be the equivalent of having those mixing desk dials jammed up on maximum.

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