How do narcissists and people of the dark triad get so good at manipulation and trickery?

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I mean I was wondering how they manage to get so good at forming ideas on how to manipulate someone or trick someone into doing what they want.

I don’t get how they managed to learn this. I mean I personally cannot figure out how to manipulate or trick someone buy myself, somebody has to teach me.

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Not all are good at it, but generally they learn from experience and instinct. Even as a kid, you might realize that your parents will give you attention when you cry. So then you might start crying when you want attention. As others have mentioned, they also don’t have that pesky empathy that tells you it’s wrong to make people feel bad, even if you get what you want.

As someone who *can be very manipulative, I learned from experience and watching others around me. Having manipulative caregivers definitely plays a role as well.

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