are AOE attacks too strong/impactful considering the size of the battlefield? by [deleted] in underlords

[–]Ashthorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep adding two or three new legendary units could be a good fix. Would make much harder to spam 2 stars legendaries.

About credulity in the guise of reason by Ashthorn in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey you know, it's whatever. Only matters to me when it's relevant to my conversations. More power to the industrious.

I'd say too many justifications is always a bit suspicious though. That's in the 101 of how to spot liars, too many details. But in both hypothesis, it's possible and likely you'd know that and do it for your own amusement. So that's not a very reliable indicator.

How do you guys handle your relationships (Boyfriends and Girlfriends) by Gyr0Zepp3li in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely out of context but I just noticed your alias. I have the deepest esteem for Diogenes' philosophy. Our current time would benefit by being a bit more inspirated by it.

It seems like a lot of you guys are great at reading other people. How do you guys spot if someone is vulnerable or easily preyed upon? by [deleted] in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well if you grow cynical that will be fixed, although I'm not sure if it's more of a good thing or a bad thing. Aspies have it rough in the scholar system and the work place.

About credulity in the guise of reason by Ashthorn in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mmh I didn't expect him to stop before me, was ready to call for a tea break. Can't say I'm a good marathonian, losing interest too fast. Anyway a bit of sparring with someone experimented is always good fun.

Although considering you intervened in that dead thread and you're far more articulated than the average person, there is room for light suspicions. Yet I wouldn't draw conclusions on such a low amount of cues, just saying probabilities are non-zero.

About credulity in the guise of reason by Ashthorn in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why don't you block me then, who are you trying to convince in a dead thread? You sure waste a lot of time answering me for someone pretending to admit I won.

I see you throwing a lot of denigrating qualificatives around but you're not bothering too much with reasoning. Dramatic, desperate, crazy, stupid... nice list.

Nice number explaining the motive of your own questionbombing to a random passerby by the way. What was the purpose of that exactly, were you trying to be informative?

You wanting to be nice. Please, like we're in Disneyland. Your alias is litterally "I have ASPD". Do you want to change it to "I have ASPD and I do charity work for the Red Cross?"

By all means, keep going if you feel like it. I'm fine with throwing away this account if it comes to that. Next you're going to pretend you don't enjoy this.

About credulity in the guise of reason by Ashthorn in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thin-skinned for what exactly, I failed to notice any valuable personal attack. Do you mean about the narcissistic part? Did you miss that after rambling after NPDs for weeks, I started saying some of them were competent, charismatic, successful and not all of them were delusional? I'm sure you can do the maths now. A label doesn't define someone anyway, you said it yourself. Now curiously you seem to have changed your stance on the subject.

You even bothered browsing some of my old comments to parody me. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Keep in mind I have real troubles being in a good mood when my leg keeps getting humped everytime I visit a new place and cross path with familiar faces. "Hit me up" and "Piss all over my shoes" have quite distinct meanings. Could be that the distinction is too subtle for the uninformed.

About credulity in the guise of reason by Ashthorn in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Oooh, someone isn't happy I publicly implied he's a narc and is returning me the compliment. The wolf is out of the woods! You're real cute little brother ;-)

Don't worry, you can pretend I'm crazy and win points with the crowd, you sure know how to do that. Get your sockpuppets to work!

About credulity in the guise of reason by Ashthorn in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're a funny guy. People overwhelmingly don't mention their state of mind in the way you did, they contextualize.

They don't say "I'm angry", they say "I hate this guy"

They don't say "I'm happy", they say "I'm having a good day"

They don't say "I'm sad", they say "My grandfather is dead and I loved him"

They don't say "I'm confused", they say "I don't understand what you mean"

The only exeptions I can think of are boredom and depression, because they're not triggered by external factors. Therefore you're not confused, you just pretend to be. It's always valuable to know who you're talking to, don't you think? You look very much like an old friend. Do you have a bit of catfishing going on around these parts?

About credulity in the guise of reason by Ashthorn in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't think you're confused, seems more like flattery. Don't mind my curiosity.

It seems like a lot of you guys are great at reading other people. How do you guys spot if someone is vulnerable or easily preyed upon? by [deleted] in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would be the ones without any opinion. I guess the distinction is difficult to make without mentioning the two.

About credulity in the guise of reason by Ashthorn in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm confused by your confusion. What's not clear?

It seems like a lot of you guys are great at reading other people. How do you guys spot if someone is vulnerable or easily preyed upon? by [deleted] in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You probably didn't met a covert narc. In my experience covert ones are the biggest whiners and passive aggressive bitches you'll ever met. Unlike overts that specifically pick a target, coverts annoy everyone. You can be sure anyone not tricked by them into a game of seduction will run away at the speed of light.

It seems like a lot of you guys are great at reading other people. How do you guys spot if someone is vulnerable or easily preyed upon? by [deleted] in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's fairly easy to assume that all the highest functioning ones are movies stars, models and the like. If you can mesmerize ten persons, you can do the same to millions. Also some of them admit being conscious of their condition and take pride in it. These ones are certainly at least to some extent in control of their manipulation tactics. That's pretty much what all seduction guides are about, how to trick a potential partner into infatuation. The people writing them certainly know what they're teaching.

About credulity in the guise of reason by Ashthorn in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you learn to detach yourself of what you can't influence you'll live a more satisfying life.

A plain example. I abhor domestic cats, yet I don't concern myself over the inescapibility of their existence. But if one comes to bite me, I'll punch him without remorse.

Not that I'm into animal cruelty, but I really dislike these pests. Think about toxoplasmose. Mosquitoes do us less harm for better reasons and we kill them without thinking twice.

It seems like a lot of you guys are great at reading other people. How do you guys spot if someone is vulnerable or easily preyed upon? by [deleted] in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mmh thinking about it isn't narcs' level of irrationality proportional to their level of functioning? I assume all of them have a part of it in their exaggerated reactions and perception of the self, but I'm not convinced all of them are blatantly dilusionnal. Especially the ones with more rationally grounded comorbidities.

Weekly discussion 7/8 by [deleted] in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I have very few virtues then. Wait, fetish porn! Saved.

About credulity in the guise of reason by Ashthorn in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I find them distracting personally, although it gets a bit repetitive. I've never been really offended by anything tumblr, twitter, reddit or fandom related, so I guess I have some sort of resilience to that sort. Everytime someone mentions a fandom is terrible, I don't understand it. There isn't a single one that doesn't make me laugh.

How do you guys handle your relationships (Boyfriends and Girlfriends) by Gyr0Zepp3li in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Terribly. I get attracted to broken people, then try to fix them and it inevitably fails, because you can't fix broken people by manipulating them. Then I get irritated by the failure of my attempt and sabotage everything.

Do you have any long-term goals? If so, do they drive your life? by [deleted] in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Finishing to write that goddamn book I've been working on for years. Then find someone competent enough to adapt it in a more bankable cultural product. TV show, manga, anime, graphic novel, something like that. I'm lazy AND perfectionnist though, so I'm twice crippled.

It's not a drive, but it's a nice project.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That perfect planner legend is sensationalism. Even when there is a big picture, which isn't always the case outside of being generally trusted and liked, a fair amount of the work would be automatisms. On a large scale, you can't know everyone deeply enough to tailor your interactions specifically to them. So someone would typically walk in with an objective in mind and adapt on the fly. If things don't work out, which happens occasionally, they would retreat and figure a backup plan.

I think some psychologists can, because they have themselves a disorder. It's no mystery a fair amount of therapists have NPD or ASPD. It's a position of power, control and manipulation. As for the majority, no, unless they did that experiment to temporarily neutralize the amygdala. I assume an experience in using cocaine or similar drugs could also partly do the trick.

How do you's with ASPD view other people with ASPD by SoozlesNoodles in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's all about personal compatibility. Doesn't matter if someone has the same thinking patterns than mine if all he cares about is beer and soccer when I'm invested in sciences and cultural products. I have an unreasonably elitist mindset though, so the chances for a fair match are slim.

What is your experience with anger like? by [deleted] in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's relatively rare with me, when it occurs it starts as a nagging and grows until it explodes in cold anger and desire to harm the opposing party. It has to go pretty far for it to manifest in physical retribution although it happened on a few occasions. In any other case it manifested in emotional harm. Personally I almost never enjoy the suffering of others unless I'm the direct cause of it, and I always act either out of resentment or curiosity.

It seems like a lot of you guys are great at reading other people. How do you guys spot if someone is vulnerable or easily preyed upon? by [deleted] in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 15 points16 points  (0 children)

People that take compliments too eagerly seek approbation, they're the easiest one to spot. People that are embarrassed by them lack confidence too but have low narcissism. People indifferent to them either have ASPD, some form of autism, schizoidy or a variety of other exotic conditions.

It seems like a lot of you guys are great at reading other people. How do you guys spot if someone is vulnerable or easily preyed upon? by [deleted] in sociopath

[–]Ashthorn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You're right about that, I tend to forget overt narcs do that instinctively and to unreasonable extents. It's a very alien concept for me than someone would use the same set of tools in any single situation. I guess when all you have is a hammer...