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by Psychthowaway 3390 days ago
Actually there are studies and books on this:

Book: The sociopath next door - Martha Stout

Study from Bond university finding 21% of CEOs exhibit psychopathic behavior. [1]

Also it's not about seeking power... Another misconception. It's about not having empathy and if you look at eg. Einstein's personal life (first marriage, obsession with ego etc...) it's clear that he fits the profile.

[1]https://www.google.com/amp/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/...