I don’t think we can blame late-stage capitalism for Trump - he’s too similar to those who rose in power in previous decades/centuries. (His vulgarity and lack of speaking - or thinking - skills, on the other hand…)
The CEO/sociopath connection. I understand how people with personality disorders might rise up within an organization, but when a company is looking for someone, with whom they’ve not done business before, to represent their interests, how do obvious personality disorders (even if the whole range of issues isn’t obvious) not disqualify that person? Do people think, “a narcissist sociopath is exactly the kind of person who will do the best work for us?”
