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was talking to 2 very charismatic people I know and both of them said that they have very low levels of empathy, and described not feeling anything when a family member died
not only that, they are extremely risk-taking people, and are very impulsive and struggle sticking long-term goals. also, they seem more than willing to take recreational substances when others might be a bit more cautious
what I take out of this is that people higher in empathy, and those that are more risk-averse, will always struggle to be charismatic unless they can actively turn down this part of their personality.
this makes a lot of sense as I come off as quite awkward, and am very afraid of offending people, and the words that I use are often carefully chosen to have basically next to chance of offending someone, but with the drawback being that I have to avoid saying a lot of things that may make me seem more charming
and also this general risk-taking attitude seems to pervade through all aspects of their life, such as them not bothering to wash their hands before they eat etc. which leads me to believe that they also are not phased by the thought that them behaving in a particular way can lead to negative social evaluations
so I think this is what it boils down to: charisma is the end result of a lack of fear of negative social evaluations, provided that you don't have any developmental disorders. this also makes sense from a personal standpoint, as I am quite charismatic when I am drunk, and the only difference is that alcohol decreases your ability to care about any given risk.
thoughts? and is this a blackpill as well as it is incredibly difficult to re-wire your brain to be more risk-taking and less empathetic?
not only that, they are extremely risk-taking people, and are very impulsive and struggle sticking long-term goals. also, they seem more than willing to take recreational substances when others might be a bit more cautious
what I take out of this is that people higher in empathy, and those that are more risk-averse, will always struggle to be charismatic unless they can actively turn down this part of their personality.
this makes a lot of sense as I come off as quite awkward, and am very afraid of offending people, and the words that I use are often carefully chosen to have basically next to chance of offending someone, but with the drawback being that I have to avoid saying a lot of things that may make me seem more charming
and also this general risk-taking attitude seems to pervade through all aspects of their life, such as them not bothering to wash their hands before they eat etc. which leads me to believe that they also are not phased by the thought that them behaving in a particular way can lead to negative social evaluations
so I think this is what it boils down to: charisma is the end result of a lack of fear of negative social evaluations, provided that you don't have any developmental disorders. this also makes sense from a personal standpoint, as I am quite charismatic when I am drunk, and the only difference is that alcohol decreases your ability to care about any given risk.
thoughts? and is this a blackpill as well as it is incredibly difficult to re-wire your brain to be more risk-taking and less empathetic?