From: theirony2013@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-16 14:40, JTEM wrote:   
   > On 1/16/26 4:52 PM, Mike wrote:   
   >   
   >>> I think seeing someone's suffering as an opportunity   
   >>> to enrich yourself could be viewed as evil, particularly   
   >>> if you sought to "Enrich Yourself" with any traditional   
   >>> sin.   
   >   
   >> They might be viewed as evil BY YOU. They may not see   
   >> it that way themselves.   
   >   
   > Sociopaths are all victims. I believe that's a defining   
   > characteristic.   
   >   
   >> Refusal is reframed as ingratitude or selfishness,   
   >> while pressure or coercion is seen as fair payment.   
   >   
   > I sociopath is justifying themselves. So if they say "I   
   > will do {a} if you do {b}" then they believe what they're   
   > saying is totally reasonable, you SHOULD agree.   
   >   
   > They're not lying to you, they're lying to them. They're   
   > keeping their narrative going -- "I am such an AWESOME   
   > person, offering to sexually exploit this young woman."   
   >   
   >> Any discomfort caused is dismissed as weakness,   
   >> allowing them to see themselves as justified rather   
   >> than exploitative.   
   >   
   > Yup.   
   >   
   > Leaves them even more clearly evil, not less so.   
   >   
   >>>       ...you might even buy a small supply to avoid   
   >>> any haggling over a cash transaction... "I can get   
   >>> you a small bag with a beautiful xylazine/fentanyl   
   >>> mix -- enough to turn you into a zombie for hours!"   
   >>>   
   >>> Oo!   
   >   
   >> People can come up with a host of excuses to justify   
   >> their behavior, all seeming rational to themselves.   
   >   
   > "We're fighting against fascism, by preserving the economic   
   > exploitation of illegal aliens!"   
   >   
   >>> Make up a backstory. Hand them a shank. Tell them to   
   >>> kill your brother in law -- the neighbor with the   
   >>> Mercedes' -- and they can have 10 bags!   
   >   
   >> You've been having unhealthy fantasies of harming   
   >> that guy, for a long time now, I've noticed.   
   >   
   > I'm a safe distance away. My hands are clean!   
   >   
   > And if he's as bad as you say he is, some Chinese organized   
   > crime figure will likely kill him anyways...   
      
   I don't see him much anymore, but I saw him today.   
   His dog died a couple weeks ago. He put up signs   
   all over the lobby of the building outlining his   
   profound relationship with the dog and his grief.   
   The management of the building took them all down.   
   I suppose it's 'evil' of me not to care much about   
   the dog, but I felt vindicated. I'm not that much   
   fond of attention arrogant seekers. I wonder what   
   happened to him, he seems not as much a social   
   butterfly lately. Something about him seems to   
   have changed.   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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