Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoWhat's your impression of a person who says they're Machiavellian?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down12
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your impression of a person who says they're Machiavellian?Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareCapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41·edit-213 hours agoThey are flat out lying. Machiavellians tend to be manipulative and giving this knowledge away defeats the goals and purpose of machiavellianism. Like beating someone to death for not believing you’re a pacifist. Edit: See my other posts for a better take on what’s going on here.
minus-squarein_my_honest_opinion@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 hours agoA true Machiavellan tells you the other person is the Machiavelli type.
They are flat out lying. Machiavellians tend to be manipulative and giving this knowledge away defeats the goals and purpose of machiavellianism.
Like beating someone to death for not believing you’re a pacifist.
Edit: See my other posts for a better take on what’s going on here.
A true Machiavellan tells you the other person is the Machiavelli type.