[Ads-l] dark empath

Jesse Sheidlower jester at PANIX.COM
Tue Jan 16 15:19:41 UTC 2024


I've never encountered it in SF, and a quick search doesn't turn up anything in mainstream SF sources at least.

Jesse Sheidlower
HDSF

On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 10:07:49AM -0500, Amy West wrote:
> Huh . . .
> 
> I could have sworn that I've seen that term before in an SF story, but if
> so, it hasn't appeared enough to be picked up by the HDSF . . .
> 
> ---Amy West
> 
> On 1/14/24 12:00 AM, ADS-L automatic digest system wrote:
> > Date:    Sat, 13 Jan 2024 15:40:28 -0500
> > From:    Jonathan Lighter<wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
> > Subject: dark empath
> > 
> > <goog_1353834267>
> > https://www.yahoo.com/news/5-signs-youre-dating-dark-223302179.html  :
> > 
> > The term "dark empath" was coined by researchers in 2021 to describe people
> > who rank high in the dark triad personality traits — narcissism,
> > psychopathy, and Machiavellianism — and high in empathy.
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