Jon Ronson

society was, they claimed, an expression of that particular sort of madness.
Suddenly, madness was

Suddenly, madness was everywhere, and I was determined to learn about the impact it had on the way society evolves.

I’ve always believed society to be a fundamentally rational thing, but what if it isn’t? What if it is built on insanity?

This type of personality] cannot feel any sense of remorse or shame. They approve only of destructive actions. They appear quite rational. They can be very convincing

The Antisocial Personality
[This type of personality] cannot feel any sense of remorse or shame. They approve only of destructive actions. They appear quite rational. They can be very convincing.

The Kingpin, The Conman, and The Adulteress.

Mental illness comes and goes. It can get better with medication. Tony is a psychopath. That doesn’t come and go. It is how the person is.

“The Hare Checklist,” said Essi. “The PCL-R.”

“The Hare Checklist,” said Essi. “The PCL-R.”
I looked blankly at her.
“It’s a kind of psychopath test designed by a Canadian psychologist called Bob Hare,” she said. “It’s the gold standard for diagnosing psychopaths. The first item on the checklist is Glibness/ Superficial Charm.”

was, albeit quite a lot more so.