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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
I have this theory that most CEOs are sociopaths, and certainly most billionaires if not all. Looking at it through that lens has helped me make sense of some things that don't necessarily make sense otherwise.
Sociopaths with a cult following is a very dangerous thing, indeed. We've seen it with Trump and now Musk among others.
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Just from my own business experience, the two most successful (monetarily) people I personally know under the age of 30 definitely have sociopathic tendencies. Both have an unwavering determination to get things done - fast, and with whatever means necessary. I have watched them trample some definite societal norms and skirt the laws here and there, with more than a few people harmed along the way. One is approaching billionaire status on paper and is still just in his late twenties, the other maybe worth around $200M in his mid-twenties. Both started from nothing and did do it on their own.
But yeah - they both have this very definite trait where empathy is set aside when business is involved. I've always thought the same as you: to be a mega-titan of capitalism, you've got to have a singular ability to make money-making your one and only objective.