The article explores why individuals with dark personality traits, such as bullies, gain attention and success rather than being marginalized. A UK study found that former bullies averaged a 4% increase in earnings, comparable to cognitive skill advantages. This suggests that aggression can yield societal and financial benefits, particularly in competitive settings like the workplace. Despite efforts to promote inclusivity, dark traits still appear to provide advantages, raising questions about their appeal and the societal systems that reward such behavior.
Classrooms are already competitive social environments, so the children armed with aggression to overcome (socially, not necessarily academically) end up being favored by the competitive work marketplace.
The so-called 'playground bullies', displaying more aggressive behaviors... ended up earning more later in life, with an advantage close to higher cognitive skills.
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