Sorry to nitpick, but technically not a psychopath but a sociopath.
A psychopath recognizes that things like empathy and integrity and morality exist, and just doesn’t care. A sociopath (like, by his own admission, both Kirk and the linked poster) doesn’t even understand what they are or believe that they exist.
Aside from that - yes - it’s deliciously ironic that the linked poster apparently sincerely believes that the context somehow makes it better, rather than, as it actually does, simply driving home the point that Kirk was a sociopath.
Im not convinced he didnt know empathy existed. I believe he uses these weak cliches as a piffy jumping off point while “debating.” Sure, no one can feel the exact same way as someone but thats not what empathy means. I believe Charlie knew that but instead of conceding the point he would use appeals like this to get suggestable people to deny the reality of empathy.
He demonstrates this by admiting he knows the meaning of the word sympathy and how it is different from empathy.
Psychopaths are perfectly capable of not knowing empathy is real, especially as they have never felt it. Sociopaths lack the kind of impulse control that Kirk regularly demonstrated and he also had a massive ego and an ‘im Better than you’ mentality that fits psychopathy much more than sociopathy. Kirk was more than likely a psychopath or extreme narcissist.
Sorry to nitpick, but technically not a psychopath but a sociopath.
A psychopath recognizes that things like empathy and integrity and morality exist, and just doesn’t care. A sociopath (like, by his own admission, both Kirk and the linked poster) doesn’t even understand what they are or believe that they exist.
Aside from that - yes - it’s deliciously ironic that the linked poster apparently sincerely believes that the context somehow makes it better, rather than, as it actually does, simply driving home the point that Kirk was a sociopath.
Im not convinced he didnt know empathy existed. I believe he uses these weak cliches as a piffy jumping off point while “debating.” Sure, no one can feel the exact same way as someone but thats not what empathy means. I believe Charlie knew that but instead of conceding the point he would use appeals like this to get suggestable people to deny the reality of empathy.
He demonstrates this by admiting he knows the meaning of the word sympathy and how it is different from empathy.
Mmm… yeah. I think you have a point here.
And on reflection, I don’t know what possessed me to believe that Kirk was honestly relating his view on the matter.
Well sociopath or psychopath, we can both agree he was not mentally well.
Just fyi, I think you might mean “pithy” unless you were going for an onomatopoeia
I mean it as something that makes you go, “pft.”
Im not a word scientist.
Exactly. The whole “just debating” thing is a load of wank. It’s just a way to frame manipulative ideological recruitment.
Why was he going to universities to “just debate” ? Obviously, the purpose was to recruit supporters for his kooky agenda.
Psychopaths are perfectly capable of not knowing empathy is real, especially as they have never felt it. Sociopaths lack the kind of impulse control that Kirk regularly demonstrated and he also had a massive ego and an ‘im Better than you’ mentality that fits psychopathy much more than sociopathy. Kirk was more than likely a psychopath or extreme narcissist.