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by pshc 1494 days ago
This seems a little absolutist. These traits exist on a spectrum. Are personalities and minds really that predictable and non-malleable?
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There's no incentive for them to change. If they can use people and then discard them for new supply, maintaining their power over people with manipulation and games -- then why change? Change would involve becoming vulnerable, giving up their means of power, and confronting their harmful actions.
I agree that the language about personality disorders is absolutist and pessimistic, which I think obscures discussion about treatment.