Machiavellianism and psychopathy get grouped together even though their underlying motives are different.

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Why do so many manipulative people present themselves as the hyper-competent one everyone needs? Manipulation tends to be strategic and calm rather than impulsive and loud. Niccolò Machiavelli never practiced what The Prince advises — the book reads like a job application. Not every person with psychopathic traits ends up caught up in the criminal system. Why does psychopathy show up less often in women in most studies that use the standard assessments? The Dark Tetrad adds sadism and changes what the everyday dark personality actually is. Psychopathy in popular usage means dangerous while in research it means a specific trait profile. For someone who has never heard of Machiavellianism — it is the trait of treating people as instruments toward ends. How do you stay socially normal around a person whose whole strategy is making you predictable? Reading emotions beautifully and using it coldly — is that emotional intelligence or its evil twin?