"Fulfilling agentic goals as their main drive in life is the hallmark of dark personalities, yet to achieve that, they will inevitably cross paths with other minds and their conflicting desires. Accurately deciphering and being able to manipulate them accordingly would offer a high competitive advantage. However, there is a widespread intuition that high dark trait personalities are so blinded by their own intentions that they are unable to read other minds, being left "in the dark" about them."
"Thor: We were raised together, we played together, we fought together. Do you remember none of that? Loki: I remember a shadow, living in the shade of your greatness. I remember you tossing me into an abyss, I who was and should be king!"
"The inability to distance themselves from their own perspectives and goals impairs the ability to understand other motivations, and over time, this can lead to an increasing alienation from other minds. But is it truly an inability? What if they really intended to understand what the others think and feel and would dedicate efforts to it? Psychological research only to some degree supports"
A mind-control scepter backfires by fueling hatred and contaminating memories, illustrated through Thor and Loki’s childhood recollections. Dark personalities prioritize agentic goals and inevitably encounter other minds with conflicting desires. The ability to decipher and manipulate others confers a competitive advantage. A common intuition holds that high dark-trait individuals are blinded by their own intentions and thus unable to read other minds. The Lex Luthor example shows refusal to accept contrary evidence. Inability to distance from personal goals can impair understanding and foster alienation, though deliberate efforts to understand others may sometimes occur, and research partially supports these patterns.
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