• @[email protected]
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    -1319 days ago

    I’ve met sociopaths and at least 2 psychopaths

    Psychopathy is Greek for “mental illness”. I’ve met sociopaths with autism, and every one of them was definitionally a psychopath too. But I’ve also met psychopaths with mental illnesses like depression or PTSD, who were not sociopaths. I’m pretty sure every sociopath is also a psychopath. And if you’ve only ever met 2 mentally ill people, you are definitely not an expert on psychopathy and you shouldn’t be spreading misinformation on the internet.

    • @idiomaddict
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      1319 days ago

      And pedophile is ancient Greek for lover of children. I know lots of people who would say they love kids, but it’s simply incorrect to call them pedophiles.

      • Chaotic Entropy
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        1319 days ago

        It’s almost like the literal translation of Greek words isn’t our point of reference at this stage. Weird.

    • Flying Squid
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      819 days ago

      Also, are you an expert on psychopathy? What gives you this expertise?