Are most CEO´s psychopaths, and what does this say about our society?

[Graeham]

We don't need to do away with money altogether. I do think that there's a lot of merit to the idea of forcing it to be distributed more evenly. It's not just our generation that suffers from the effects of wealth inequality - it's future generations as well. It's disheartening that someone who saves lives day after day is paid less than someone who gets their knockers out for a dodgy magazine. It's also disheartening that a CEO can wipe his hands of a company on a whim, screw over hundreds of workers beneath him and then secure an equally high paying job elsewhere whilst those he discharged end up struggling to find fresh work even with experience under their belts.

[Deleted]

We don't need to do away with money altogether. I do think that there's a lot of merit to the idea of forcing it to be distributed more evenly. It's not just our generation that suffers from the effects of wealth inequality - it's future generations as well. It's disheartening that someone who saves lives day after day is paid less than someone who gets their knockers out for a dodgy magazine. It's also disheartening that a CEO can wipe his hands of a company on a whim, screw over hundreds of workers beneath him and then secure an equally high paying job elsewhere whilst those he discharged end up struggling to find fresh work even with experience under their belts.

Pay is only ever dependent on what people are willing to pay for something though. We all like to complain about bankers and so on, and I do think there's some merit to that, but at the end of the day, if we were able to do such a job, we'd all be doing it.

The more people who are willing/able to do a job, the lower the salary will go for it. The reason people who get their tits out are paid well is because most people aren't willing or able to do it, and there is such a big demand for it. If we want to influence wages of stuff, either more people need to be prepared to do it, or we need to consume less porn or seedy lads mags. Same with bankers and CEOs and everything. If we were all able to do it, then it would push the salaries down. Forcibly redistributing wealth doesn't really go very far because the people who are trying to redistribute from, the richest of the rich, will find ways to get out of it, or they will just leave. It's why we can't take 99% of peoples earnings above a certain point in taxes. Because then everyone who earns that amount is going to dick off to another country and we'll be worse overall for having done it. To enact real change in such things, and like, meaningful change, we need to increase the number of people who can do such jobs, or reduce the demand for them.

[Dezerte]

I don't think most CEO's (or any other position of power) are psychopaths, but you will find a higher ratio of them in positions like that.

What does it say about our society? That greed is good, and that being ruthless rewards you the most financially.

[Asrialol]

Firing people is business, not personal. It's not logical to feel "remorse" or such.

[Independent voter]

Psychopaths? Do you mean Sociopath?

I don't think CEO's differ that much from the community. They have to make harsh decisions sometimes like firing an employee or even laying many off but it's for the good of the majority. It's like war really, hard choices and decisions to deal with harsh even insane circumstances.

[Deleted]

So much envy, resentment and socialist ideals on these forums, hotdiggitydamn
I respect everyone's views, but please stop with pointing fingers at succesful people.

Business is bunsiness and companies/CEO's are not there to keep you employed, only to make a profit! (and preferably as much as possible)

[Annoying]

Oh good lord. Doing away with money.

Okay, so, what... a barter system? Or should we just pool all our resources and our glorious leader can distribute it evenly?

Not tell if you're being serious?

I laughed. Imagine the amount of people with skills that just aren't barter-able. I'm one of them. How am I supposed to barter in exchange for computer programming? "Yeah man, I'll write this program for you for the next year in exchange for, uh, 50lbs of food, electricity, water, rent, and 1/2 of a nice car."

[Repefe]

It's not a black and white matter. Ppl are born with psychopathic traits. It's not something you choose. And for some jobs it's benefitial if a person can take advantage of those. The important thing is that they exercise control over them.

So what does it say about society that most CEOs have some psychopathic traits ... just that there are jobs psychopaths are better at than the average ppl. As long as they can control themselves when it matters, what's the problem.

Also it's not like it's a yes or no question. There are various levels when it comes to psychopatic characteristics and behavior. Only when you have too many of them too high and can't control them it becomes a real problem.

You probably shouldn't date a psychopath because of the whole lack of emotions problem, but he can be excellent at his job ... even CEO.