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Can There be a Good Psychopath?
Considering what you’ve always seen on television and in movies, a good psychopath sounds like a very preposterous statement to begin with. The only thing we imagine psychopaths to be are cruel and murderous but then again, how much do we know about psychopaths anyway?
According to a study, out of every 10 people, 1 will be a psychopath. So they are quite common then you may imagine but the percentage of psychopaths who will go on to become murderers or serial killers is quite low. Psychopaths will lie and manipulate but majority of them wouldn’t commit acts of violence. So does that make them good? Not necessarily but using psychopathic traits as an advantage to be successful in life can be effective. At least

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