Multiply .025 times the global population (7.8 B) or even the US population (330 M) and there is your answer. That amount of dangerous people can do a hell of a lot of damage to any society.
It's the average of 4% of people being sociopaths and 1% being psychopaths IIRC. I'm being conservative here, but it's in the realm of 2-3% of people overall so I chose the middle. Maybe it's higher if you include narcissists.
More like 2.5% of society but yeah.
If it’s only 2.5% of society then why do we pay it any mind?
Because Trump uses twitter to spit hot fire
Multiply .025 times the global population (7.8 B) or even the US population (330 M) and there is your answer. That amount of dangerous people can do a hell of a lot of damage to any society.
Not arguing with you there at all. Just saying that's why you pay it mind because that's a lot of fucking people even if the percentage is low.
because
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You're asking the right question.
2.5% of the population, but half of the 1%.
Why 2.5%
It's the average of 4% of people being sociopaths and 1% being psychopaths IIRC. I'm being conservative here, but it's in the realm of 2-3% of people overall so I chose the middle. Maybe it's higher if you include narcissists.
Aha just curious why so specific