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I think we have to be careful labeling people psychopaths.


That's just what I would expect a psychopath to say.

Seriously, though, there are plenty of words to describe people who are dishonest, manipulative, and so on, without casually diagnosing them with a profound psychological disorder. It's just prudent to use those instead of "psychopath".


And it's usually more accurate and constructive to label the behavior as manipulative, dishonest, etc. instead of the person.




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