Empathy disorder

saucygirl31 wrote:so thats your definition of stupid? ppl who dont cut corners?

Haha, no.

saucygirl31 wrote:i just mean people with poor social skills, problem solving, working memory, etc are less likely to use their empathy in a manipulative way

So that's your definition of intelligence? Being manipulative?

i used parts of the WAIS IQ test sections as my deffinition of the broad word "intelligence". but of course theres more like can u hold a television and a shotgun at the same time when exiting a house raid. street smarts.

intelligent people are more likely manipulative.

saucygirl31 wrote:intelligent people are more likely manipulative.

Their manipulation is more likely to succeed perhaps? Correlation does not imply causation...

PROBABLY BOTH DUDE!

"I blame my manipulativeness on my insanely high intelligence", lol.

i mean one would use their tool of manipulation more often if they were more intelligent, because of the success

that would not work in a court of law and you know it. stop trying to gaslight me.

saucygirl31 wrote:i mean one would use their tool of manipulation more often if they were more intelligent, because of the success

You make it sound like it's a conscious process though, an expression of the will. Whereas, to me, people who aren't as intelligent will hit more snags, encounter more boundaries that are easy to set.

you make it seem like its conscious when it could be either methodical or natural.

i am agreeing that it is both.

saucygirl31 wrote:you make it seem like its conscious when it could be either methodical or natural.

I don't know what you're saying here...

saucygirl31 wrote:i am agreeing that it is both.

...But we can always agree to disagree.

saucygirl31 wrote:you make it seem like its conscious when it could be either methodical or natural.

i am agreeing that it is both.

Yeah, in fact it's so ingrained in everyone that we all do it all of the time without realising it's happening or that it's happening to us.

It's only talked about as "manipulation" when it's done without care for the feelings or rights of the other person, otherwise it's a normal (and vital) part of social negotiation.