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Detecting Deception
Everybody lies.
Yes, even you - the person scrolling through your Twitter feed right now: Youâve told some untruths to credulous people who believed you.
Most lies are harmless fibs to smooth social interactions. Yet discussing them is uncomfortable, innit?
Everybody lies.
Yes, even you - the person scrolling through your Twitter feed right now: Youâve told some untruths to credulous people who believed you.
Most lies are harmless fibs to smooth social interactions. Yet discussing them is uncomfortable, innit?
Itâs awkward to admit this universal human truth about ourselves.
At a minimum, there are severe social consequences for getting CAUGHT in a lie. And if you lie in a legal setting, there are potential criminal penalties.
Yet we lie anyway.
Itâs as human as breathing.
Why?
At a minimum, there are severe social consequences for getting CAUGHT in a lie. And if you lie in a legal setting, there are potential criminal penalties.
Yet we lie anyway.
Itâs as human as breathing.
Why?
In fairness - most lies are harmless fibs to smooth social interactions.
You donât *really* agree with your obnoxious and rich clientâs wacky political views, but do you really want to argue with him and jeopardize that lucrative account?
Canât change his mind - play along.
You donât *really* agree with your obnoxious and rich clientâs wacky political views, but do you really want to argue with him and jeopardize that lucrative account?
Canât change his mind - play along.
We lie to the people we love, and pretend the awful thoughts that flit through our minds donât exist - because it would be too cruel to say them out loud.
We feel embarrassed and humiliated when those lies (motivated by compassion or convenience) get inadvertently exposed.
We feel embarrassed and humiliated when those lies (motivated by compassion or convenience) get inadvertently exposed.
Our reflexive discomfort in discussing the topic of deception drives us to lump all falsehoods in the same category.
But some lies are more dangerous than others.
And our reticence to explore the granularities of this topic makes us vulnerable to predatory apex liars.
But some lies are more dangerous than others.
And our reticence to explore the granularities of this topic makes us vulnerable to predatory apex liars.
We do ourselves a disservice if we cannot discern the difference between run-of-the-mill liars (most of us) and the truly dangerous psychopaths.
According to criminal psychologist Robert Hare, 3% of adult males and 1% of adult females are considered clinical psychopaths.
According to criminal psychologist Robert Hare, 3% of adult males and 1% of adult females are considered clinical psychopaths.
Consider that psychopath population (and if we assume that the 3% male/1% female estimate is accurate, in the USA thatâs 330MM population x 0.02 = 6.6 million clinical psychopaths in America).
Low-IQ/high time-preference psychopaths get swept up in the criminal-justice system.
Low-IQ/high time-preference psychopaths get swept up in the criminal-justice system.
If IQ is distributed in a normal fashion amongst those 6.6 million psychopaths, we should expect 2% of that 6.6 million psychopaths in America to have a 130+IQ.
6.6 million x 0.02 = 132,000
132,000 psychopaths with genius-level IQs.
6.6 million x 0.02 = 132,000
132,000 psychopaths with genius-level IQs.
These 132,000 psychopathic geniuses are too clever to be caught by 95~105IQ police officers.
They occupy high-trust positions as CEOs and politicians, directors of Federal agencies and executives at media companies.
If you come across one - do not fight them, RUN.
They occupy high-trust positions as CEOs and politicians, directors of Federal agencies and executives at media companies.
If you come across one - do not fight them, RUN.
And if youâve made it this far, you are in the top 5% of stamina/intellectual curiosity, congrats!
Iâve elaborated on the topic of detecting lies/deception in essay format on Quora on the topic of sociopathy and persuasion: https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-signs-that-someone-is-lying/answer/Kai-Peter-Chang
Iâve elaborated on the topic of detecting lies/deception in essay format on Quora on the topic of sociopathy and persuasion: https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-signs-that-someone-is-lying/answer/Kai-Peter-Chang
