Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agoWhat's your impression of a person who says they're Machiavellian?message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down13
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 · 18 hours agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareLillyPip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-218 hours agoDo people unironically say that about themselves? That’s really weird.
minus-squareAskewLord@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoNot any weirder than claiming your a Satanist or a Pagan worshiper. It’s just a system of belief.
minus-squareTalonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·18 hours agoYes. They say they follow the principles of Niccolò Machiavelli and call themselves Machiavellian.
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·18 hours agoTheyre an idiot and you shouldn’t bother with them.
minus-squareLillyPip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-216 hours agoDefinitely don’t try to debate such a person. You’ll quickly find you’re the muddy pig and the only thing that’s moved is time.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·16 hours agoThey’re saying they want to manipulate and abuse people but are bad at it. Like thanks for the warning dude.
minus-squareCapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·16 hours agoAh. So they read The Prince, and they admire the self-centered, amoral pursuit of political power. We call those people conservative or fascist, depending on the degree of ideological rigour and if any off flavours are present. To answer your question, I consider the dish ruined. It should be discarded and you should try anew from scratch.
Do people unironically say that about themselves? That’s really weird.
Not any weirder than claiming your a Satanist or a Pagan worshiper.
It’s just a system of belief.
Yes. They say they follow the principles of Niccolò Machiavelli and call themselves Machiavellian.
Theyre an idiot and you shouldn’t bother with them.
Definitely don’t try to debate such a person. You’ll quickly find you’re the muddy pig and the only thing that’s moved is time.
That sounds ridiculous.
They’re saying they want to manipulate and abuse people but are bad at it.
Like thanks for the warning dude.
Ah. So they read The Prince, and they admire the self-centered, amoral pursuit of political power.
We call those people conservative or fascist, depending on the degree of ideological rigour and if any off flavours are present.
To answer your question, I consider the dish ruined. It should be discarded and you should try anew from scratch.