Why are sociopathic leaders not interested in simulations?

[tatsumaru]

Seems like a bunch of people are choosing to substitute the "reality" of life with other self-simulated dimensions featuring even more abstract and less-real versions of reality such as games, porn, and tv shows and just generally attempt to trick their brains into believing that something that's not happening is actually happening in a misguided attempt to meet their unmet needs.

Oddly enough I believe that these simulations when matched with our present social conditions are actually useful and here's why. I believe most relationships as they are currently happening are completely meaningless, between incompatible people, sustained by lies, and really just an elaborate scheme to obtain sex that in most cases doesn't even lead to procreation. Incredible energy is wasted in the pursuit of meaningless sex and to a certain degree porn gives you that meaningless sex at a much lower cost. It's also proven that porn decreases violent crimes as frustrated rapists for example can now get their hit from watching porn rather than doing the rape themselves. A lot of the time they aren't interested in the specific person they are raping so why even bother. They can now watch rape on demand for free.

With all that being said, I am wondering how come, sociopathic leaders, dictators, and corrupt governments aren't doing the same either. Why aren't they choosing to play GTA V and watch House of Cards rather than actually act out on their sick desires in the "real" world? For some reason, these people aren't satisfied with running their wars in Age of Empires.

What is it that compels these people to not be satisfied with simulated power?  Is it simply because most of the leaders are old and weren't brought up around games? I doubt that, my mom is old and she's already hooked on Facebook and TV shows. Is it that only desperate people are driven to partake in simulations (i.e. x can't find a girlfriend and that's why they are watching porn) and if so what gave these sociopaths the confidence to not feel powerless and desperate? Maybe it's their lack of remorse which allows them to cross boundaries that other people wouldn't, that gives them the edge, and therefore the confidence.

Just wondering is all. I'd really prefer if Jerome Powell would play accountant on sim city rather than tamper with our hard earned value.

[Danioover9000]

@tatsumaru

32 minutes ago, tatsumaru said:

Seems like a bunch of people are choosing to substitute the "reality" of life with other self-simulated dimensions featuring even more abstract and less-real versions of reality such as games, porn, and tv shows and just generally attempt to trick their brains into believing that something that's not happening is actually happening in a misguided attempt to meet their unmet needs.

Oddly enough I believe that these simulations when matched with our present social conditions are actually useful and here's why. I believe most relationships as they are currently happening are completely meaningless, between incompatible people, sustained by lies, and really just an elaborate scheme to obtain sex that in most cases doesn't even lead to procreation. Incredible energy is wasted in the pursuit of meaningless sex and to a certain degree porn gives you that meaningless sex at a much lower cost. It's also proven that porn decreases violent crimes as frustrated rapists for example can now get their hit from watching porn rather than doing the rape themselves. A lot of the time they aren't interested in the specific person they are raping so why even bother. They can now watch rape on demand for free.

With all that being said, I am wondering how come, sociopathic leaders, dictators, and corrupt governments aren't doing the same either. Why aren't they choosing to play GTA V and watch House of Cards rather than actually act out on their sick desires in the "real" world? For some reason, these people aren't satisfied with running their wars in Age of Empires.

What is it that compels these people to not be satisfied with simulated power?  Is it simply because most of the leaders are old and weren't brought up around games? I doubt that, my mom is old and she's already hooked on Facebook and TV shows. Is it that only desperate people are driven to partake in simulations (i.e. x can't find a girlfriend and that's why they are watching porn) and if so what gave these sociopaths the confidence to not feel powerless and desperate? Maybe it's their lack of remorse which allows them to cross boundaries that other people wouldn't, that gives them the edge, and therefore the confidence.

Just wondering is all. I'd really prefer if Jerome Powell would play accountant on sim city rather than tamper with our hard earned value.

   Because said sociopathic leaders are too busy leading a group, organization, nation, country?

   It all depends on stages of development, cognitive and moral development, personality types and traits, ego development, states of consciousness, life and lived experiences, and other lines of development in various areas of life, plus ideologies indoctrinated from upbringing, and the millions of shadow selves suppressed in the psyche, from trauma or negative feedback, aka Carl Jung's shadows and architypes.

[Phoebe]

Pretty sure sociopaths understand the difference between abusing real and fake people much better than you…

Killing somebody matters. Killing a video game character does not.

EDIT

Keep in mind someone like Kim Jong-in was raised to rule a country, not a fake country with no real consequences or resources.

Edited February 12, 2023 by Phoebe