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Sources

https://www.harleytherapy.co.uk/counselling/machiavellianism-psychology.htm

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/machiavellianism

https://psychcentral.com/lib/machiavellianism-cognition-and-emotion-understanding-how-the-machiavellian-thinks-feels-and-thrives/ ~

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/machiavellians-gulling-the-rubes/201510/what-drives-master-manipulators

Doing Whatever It Takes
In general people high in machiavellianism will attempt to achieve their goals by whatever means necessary. This includes things such as bending and breaking rules, cheating, and stealing. People high in machiavellianism are able to easily swich between working with others and using others to achieve their goals. People high in machiavellianism do not have the same level of emotions as others and as such are more willing to do things others see as terrible or unmoral. In the pursuit of their goals people high in machiavellianism will even go so far as to hurt and manipulate others if they think it would be beneficial.

Hot and Cold Empathy
There are two distinct types of empathy which people use to relate to each other which are referred to as hot and cold empathy. Cold empathy refers to the understanding of how others might react to one's actions or a certain event. Hot empathy refers to the emotional reaction others might have to an event. People high in machiavellianism tend to have a better understanding of cold empathy than hot empathy which can lead to the perception of them as cold and uncaring. This way of acting is referred to as a cold to hot empathy gap where someone with cold empathy does not realize the full effect of their actions on others.

Alexithymia
Alexithymia is considered a key trait associated with Machiavellianism. It is the lack of awareness of emotion, including one's own emotion and the emotion of others. Those with alexithymia, alexithymics, are unable to recognize emotion nor describe them. Which can lead to problems figuring out one's own feelings as well as relating and connecting to how others feel. Alexithymia can manifest in various degrees, depending on the individual and their environment. It may be product of a limited understanding of an emotion after a shallow experience of said emotion. Alexithymia is suspected to be the reason why machiavellians focus so much mental energy towards manipulating people and situations. They do not recognize the feeling of guilt and empathy so there is little to no consequence.

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