Speaking of Machiavellian

I just filed a claim against my current employer...why? Because they refuse to pay their workers for training and work!! They want me to come in on Friday but they won't pay because apparently I'm still under assesment. Fucking bullshit!! I hope they get investigated and are forced to pay the thousands they owe in wages! They should not be taking advantage of people's desperation to get a job in this recession..it's not right. It never will be.

So yeah, that's my little work-related rant for the week. So I've been reading this book called "Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and my Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend" by Barbara Oakley. It's a great, enlightening read that mixes science with the authour's personal story about her Machiavellian sister. It really helped me to understand why certain people have done the things they've done and said the things they've said. I would always take it so personally when someone insulted me or did me wrong. I did'nt understand it had NOTHING to do with me...it was them. They were the problem...it's not I did anything to them, it's that for some people happiness means sabotaging someone else's plans. And it really could be anyone who has the misfortune to be in their way. It's really just a matter of being in the wrong place, at the wrong time. I'm glad I learned this now...better late then never.
So I finally learned what a sociopath is and who their twisted little brain works. It turns out that psychos really do have differen brains and different genes that make them act in the fucked up way they do. It would be nice if they could find a way to eliminate those genes but the only way of doing that would to eliminate people. Everyone has the capacity to do wrong and say malicious rumours and insults. This is a fact and it seems to be getting worse every generation.
Here's a quote that explains the problem of why there so many psychos in cities:
"Studies of migration records showed that many Scottish psychopaths had migrated to the more populated areas of the south. Cook hypothesized that, in the more crowded metropolitan areas, the psychopath could attack or steal with little danger that the victim would recognize or catch him. Additionally, the psychopath's impulsivity and need for stimulation could also play a role in propelling the move to the dazzling delights of the big city-he would have no affection for family and friends to keep him tethered back home. Densely populated areas, apparently, are the equivalent for psychopaths of pond and puddles for malarial mosquitoes. "
Like flies on shit...Just one more reason to get out of the city huh?
No wonder, I've always prefered the country or the beach...anywhere that's less populated. Yes, my plans invlove living far away from large,urban areas. Once I have the money that is and that's a whole other problem. Oh well, at leat I've figured what why my so-called "friends" acted the way they did. Science is oddly comforting for a geek like me. : )