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Certain hobbies set off warning bells (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago

Sociopathy wasn't common with yuppies. Seriously, sociopathy is not that common despite what the internet leads you to believe. Yuppies weren't sociopathic. They were materialistic yes but they weren't manipulative narcissists with no emotional capacity for empathy.

2)Bateman might be a psychotic killer OR it is all a delusion. Multiple events in the book happen that make it pretty clear that Bateman might just be crazy and bored and isn't killing people. That bit about Paul Owen being seen alive in London could be real because just like people think Bateman is Halberstam people also mistake him for Paul Owen. This is because everyone is so shallow and replaceable that no one really knows anyone so it is heavily implied Bateman might just be crazy like his lawyer tells him.

Where we differ is I don't think anyone other than Bateman and maybe Owen show signs of sociopathy. The average yuppie was no different than the average bro of today. They just had better whiskey and worse haircuts.