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Lacking any biological capacity to care about others

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Hollywood loves them, but in reality, they are just exhaustingly selfish. Psychopathy is characterized by a complete absence of empathy, shallow affect, and antisocial behavior. They can watch you cry and only wonder if it will make them late for dinner.

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