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		adrianwaj on Oct 10, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Letter from a psychopath Liked it except for the last sentence, which I think is a manipulation. "In the end, psychopaths need to be given that very thing everyone believes they lack for others, empathy." Any feeling you give will be used against you in their treacherous games - you won't get true feeling back. Don't be their stepping stone.

ams6110 on Oct 11, 2011 [–]

Who's to say the entire letter isn't manipulation? After all it's written by a psychopath. "First principles, Clarice. Simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing ask: what is it in itself? What is its nature?"

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