r/pics • u/False_Day_7393 • 1d ago

Jeffrey Epstein with victim Teala Davis in the cockpit.

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u/Nihilamealienum 1d ago

I'm sure he was charming in his way.

Charming is a morally neutral trait. You can be incredibly charming and be an utterly irredeemable piece of shit

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u/Excusemytootie 1d ago

Charm is an incredibly important and often, well-honed tool in the sociopath tool box.

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u/Reserved_Parking-246 1d ago

That applies to everyone though.

Being able to convince people your opinions matter or that you are worthy of their time in any measure is incredibly valuable.

Humans are social creatures.

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u/garden_speech 1d ago

yes, but sociopaths are damaging people's relationships way more often then the average person, so they need a lot of charm and manipulation skills to get away with it.

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u/CARNIesada6 1d ago

Lol this has been my favorite reddit comment so far today

You learn something new. You learn something new about yourself. You learn something new about somebody else.

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u/gsfgf 1d ago

I mean Trump has CHA of 20. And he's Trump. CHA is more than just "being hot."

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u/BeefistPrime 1d ago

Trump is a bizarre case. He has a high charisma only to a certain type of idiot, but everyone else immediately sees through him and thinks he's vile and repulsive.

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u/HauntedJackInTheBox 1d ago

I call him the Moron Pied Piper