The upside of the dark triad
Nice guys finish last. Or, "the girls all love a bad boy".
My comments are neatly anticipated by "Laughing Away" in his posted response on the same page.
What is not covered here is how many men also fall for this toxic charisma, and ape it, when they don't have the cojones themselves to take the social risks to back it up with action.
"...self-obsession of narcissism; the impulsive, thrill-seeking and callous behaviour of psychopaths; and the deceitful and exploitative nature of Machiavellianism". Isn't that what we just euphemize as aggressive, assertive, competitive, ambitious, dynamic, "take charge",
Type-A, alpha-male behavior? Or what some call "leadership".