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A sociopath wouldn't be open about what the harm they did because they don't care to help others heal.

He talks about it because he feels guilt but knows he won't be punished.

He understood it was immoral. He still did it, because morality doesn't have the power to stop actions. Now he feels guilt for doing evil. But at least now he's ultra-rich and powerful. He understood what he was trying to achieve.



How does 'fessing up long after you've been caught red-handed "help others heal"?


Because it acknowledges their trauma as real and it acknowledges that they caused it.

(talking about sociopaths, not Sean Parker)




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