I have zero investment in people "understanding" me and as I've mentioned above I am typically extremely contemptuous of people who try. As for being admired/respected, eh it's a means to an end for me. Not the end itself. If being admired/respected gets me what I want then I certainly cultivate that and I do it flawlessly(I'm insanely charismatic/charming, heh). Also, by that same token if being hated is what will get me what I want, then I cultivate that too. I don't care what other people think of me, all I care about is getting what I want.[/QUOTE]

I'm curious. What do you think of people who try to understand you not for your sake but for the sake of gaining knowledge. I'm new here so don't know you from Adam (assuming your name isn't Adam). You said you're a psychopath. That can mean most anything. Have you been diagnosed? If so, as what? I'm just trying to get some idea of where you're coming from.