Brooks: Dark Triad personality traits appear in 7% of the population
Arthur Brooks · Harvard Professor: THIS is the Secret to Human Wealth & Happiness | Arthur Brooks · May 21, 2024 · at 10:28
Harvard professor Arthur Brooks cites psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman's research while explaining the prevalence of Dark Triad personality traits to host Codie Sanchez.
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“And this happens, by the way, in seven percent of the population. No joke. Scott Barry Kaufman, who has that wonderful psychology podcast, he's sort of the world's leading expert on the prevalence. He's, he'd be a great guest, actually. So the prevalence of this dark triad. The dark triad is to be above average in clinically identifiable narcissism. Machiavellianism, which is to say, I'm willing to hurt or lie to you or in, in some way harm you. For my own personal gain. And psychopathy. To have psychopathic traits. Above average psychopathic traits. Which really is not about being an ex-murder. It's about not having remorse. So in other words, it's all about me. I'm willing to hurt you, and I don't feel bad about it. That's seven percent of the population. That's a problem. That's one in 14 people.”
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