but is nevertheless playing a big role, each "mask" is a subset of the true self in a way

a sociopath is someone who has no true self, has not developed one, or cannot access his true self in any way (theory)

due to the above issue, never having formed a loving bond with another human being

in a critical stage of development

usually that bond would be with a parent or parents (and a few more people for most healthy individuals)

For me, sociopathy has so far been, In my undestanding, defined by these two

1. Ability to understand how human emotions work, but not to genuinely display or posses them

(hence psychopaths/sociopaths are masters at deception)

2. Inability for any loyalties other than towards one self

both are indeed qualities possessed by the sociopath

except 1

needs a bit more nuance

a sociopath may be very capable indeed at displaying human emotions

3. Due to the above, and other cumulative effects, inclination towards destructive, violent behaviors (due to inability to perceive any sense of collective)

by displaying you mean faking

more consequence than collective

well no I don't

a sociopath in display

is not just mimicking expressions etc, they are actively processing that emotion

but cannot appreciate its significance

I would speculate some kind of mirror neuron thing going on

and sociopaths do genuinely feel anger, resentment, etc.

some people who lack affect in near aspergers way are sociopaths, but by no means even a significant minority

sociopaths more often than not, process emotions of people going about

than do they deal with their own emotional life

dont you think ?

since manipulations is almost as if their primary concern

the idea is the true sociopath cannot deal with their own emotional life

or gain any insight into it

couple that with inability to feel remorse and you get your 3

my idea is that sociopaths should be dealt with according to their actions, if any deviant behaviors they display

it isn't based off of a collective spirit

as if they are a fact of life just as any other

that isn't what stops people from doing bad shit generally either

except like, Chinese people

and even there, it's a layer on top

No, I was talking about their destructiveness

A sociopath isn't destructive because he feels no empathy

They will more easily be destructive towards society, since they don't consider people or property as of having a value greater than utilitarian

but because he fears no consequence

yeah, that's reasonable