I’m reading all of these reviews like “HPJEV is obviously a sociopath, how can you even write somebody like that?” and getting kind of worried, because I can imagine having HJPEV’s thought processes. I mean, I have other, non-manipulative thought processes, but so does Harry - his love for his parents, for example, seems to be genuine. People just seem to think that being able to strategize that way at all -> sociopath, from which I conclude I might be one too.
On the other hand, people keep reading my stuff on utilitarianism and effective altruism and saying that I’m a pathological altruist who’s too soft and emotional about other people’s suffering.
If I could figure out whether I’m a sociopath or too soft, that would make it a whole lot easier to correct which ever deficiency I end up having.
