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> CEO's are much more often psychopaths than average.

I'm betting you can't back that up with a significant study that provides actual proof of that common claim. I've seen this statement made routinely for two decades online and have never once seen it supported with anything concrete.

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CEOs in the referenced study were 20x more likely to be psychopaths than non-CEOs. That's the same rate as for prisoners.

The study was by a psychologist. Psychology is not a science anymore than astrology is.

Agreed. Should have been done by a paleontologist.

I find that hard to believe. Surely they're MUCH more likely to be psychopaths. It's almost the job description, at least under late stage capitalism in a declining society :)

> I've seen this statement made routinely for two decades online and have never once seen it supported with anything concrete.

I find that hard to believe. References for this claim are readily available.

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