Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy - menacingly called 'the Dark Triad' - were all linked with the preference for late bedtimes in research published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences (Jonason et al., 2013).
Dr. Peter K. Jonason, explained:
"Those who scored highly on the Dark Triad traits are, like many other predators such as lions and scorpions, creatures of the night.The conclusions come from an online survey of 263 students which, along with their sleeping preferences, measured:
For people pursuing a fast life strategy like that embodied by the Dark Triad traits, it's better to occupy and exploit a lowlight environment where others are sleeping and have diminished cognitive functioning."
- Psychopathy: Characterised by reduced empathy, antisocial behaviour and disinhibition. Psychopaths are often very good at influencing others.
- Narcissism: Egomaniacs.
- Machiavellianism: Tendency to manipulate and exploit others without regard to morality.
"There is likely to be a co-evolutionary arms race between cheaters and those who wish to detect and punish them, and the Dark Triad traits may represent specialized adaptations to avoid detection.
The features of the night - a low-light environment where others are sleeping - may facilitate the casual sex, mate-poaching, and risk-taking the Dark Triad traits are linked to.
Indeed, most crimes and most sexual activity peak at night, suggesting just such a link."
If we can just get a list of all things to watch out for.
Then, if we can just get everybody to have a copy of this list.
Then, every time anyone does something on the list.
We'll know that they're a psycho.
We'll also teach everyone to check the list, TWICE, to ensure that the correct identification is made and no errors are allowed. This accuracy is very important, in fact so important, that:
I'm imagining that we'll have do this electronically and technologically with a bunch of electronic-age gizmos, because obviously everything is subject to the latest up-to-the-minute accuracy and improvement as society advances in knowledge. The list is/will be subject to this 'change'.
Maybe sell these gizmos at Wal-Mart?
We'll need a large agency of executives to oversee the operation and manufacture and distribution, too.
But we'll get it right, by damn!
We have to.
Our future, everyone's future hinges on it.
signed,
your papers, please?