FROM BASIC HUMANS TO PSYCHOPATHS
The stronger a person is ruled by emotions, the less their rationality manifests — and the more dangerous their behavior becomes within society. Driven by the chaos in their mind and weak critical thinking, such individuals act impulsively and sometimes aggressively, responding not to reality but to their own internal distortions.
When emotions are uncontrollable and thought processes unstructured, even minor triggers can provoke an outburst — while driving, in a store, or at home with loved ones. This consciousness exists on a “constantly red-hot skillet” of chronic stress, where internal disorder leads to socially dangerous, chaotic, and unconscious behavior. Let’s conditionally call such a person a “Basic Human,” a “normie,” model A, an ape: emotionally unstable and reactive, lost in the labyrinths of their own mind.
Model A1, A2, A3… — variants of the “Basic Human,” shaped under the influence of an unfavorable environment. Consequently, their behavior becomes unbalanced; these variants are listed in the DSM-5 (antisocial personality disorder / “Sociopath,” schizoid personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, etc.).
Model B — “Psychopath”: the next stage of evolution, a maximally rational human of the future, possessing a high level of intelligence and corresponding to the yellow level in Spiral Dynamics.
While model B understands all previous levels, people of model A cannot comprehend the “Psychopath.” Yet instead of evolving — moving to the next stage of human development, studying the brain on molecular and cellular, network, cognitive, and behavioral levels, or seeking therapy so their “skillet” cools and emotions give way to intellect — model A, failing to understand model B, fears its intellectual superiority and demands that the “Psychopath” be lobotomized to bring them down to their level, thereby making them easier to control.
The primary strength of Homo sapiens is intellect, whose development drives our species toward progress. Ignoring history and failing to learn from their own mistakes, the “Basic Human” fights against the evolution — just as was done during the times of the Inquisition, when witches, thinkers, and scholars were persecuted, pushing the herd out of the comfort zone.
Answering the questions:
“What is the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? Are all of them violent?”
Violence is most often committed not by “Psychopaths,” but by emotionally unstable individuals with low rationality — that is, model A and its variants. The cleaner a person’s mind, the closer they are to their essence, and the more productive, flourishing, and stable society becomes.