Machiavelliansim
What you don’t know about people effects you and me everyday.
In the 16th century, immediately following the publication of The Prince, Machiavellianism was seen as a foreign plague infecting northern European politics, originating in Italy, and having first infected France.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance. His moral and ethical beliefs led to the creation of the word Machiavellianism which has since been used to describe one of the three dark triad personalities in psychology.
As a child, I had a thing for the newest sneakers. Jordan’s were my favorite of all sneakers. My dad took me to the store one day and if there is one thing I know is that you have to go to the store on the first day the shoes come out in stores because they sell out fast.
My dad said son try on these sneakers, do they fit. I said dad yes they do I want them.
He said I can buy you these Jordan’s all day everyday, but let’s see how fast you are in them. Run down this aisle and I will time you. I ran and he clocked me in at five seconds. You should have seen my face, I was proud of my self.
Dad then said lets go to another store (payless) and try on some other sneakers. These are the batman sneakers and they light up every time you walk. Let’s test them out run down the aisle and I will time you. He clocked me in at 3 seconds. Then he said son I can buy you the Jordan’s all day everyday, but for the price of the Jordan’s you can get the batman’s, the robins, the Pokémon, and the digamons and you’ll run faster. I said dad I will take all the sneakers you just said.
My dad as you can see was a master of Machiavellianism. He effectively convinced me to get the cheaper sneakers which total price was still less than one pair of Jordan’s. Did I really run faster, or was the aisle shorter. I will never know.
Machiavellianist Due to their skill at
In the 16th century, immediately following the publication of The Prince, Machiavellianism was seen as a foreign plague infecting northern European politics, originating in Italy, and having first infected France.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance. His moral and ethical beliefs led to the creation of the word Machiavellianism which has since been used to describe one of the three dark triad personalities in psychology.
As a child, I had a thing for the newest sneakers. Jordan’s were my favorite of all sneakers. My dad took me to the store one day and if there is one thing I know is that you have to go to the store on the first day the shoes come out in stores because they sell out fast.
My dad said son try on these sneakers, do they fit. I said dad yes they do I want them.
He said I can buy you these Jordan’s all day everyday, but let’s see how fast you are in them. Run down this aisle and I will time you. I ran and he clocked me in at five seconds. You should have seen my face, I was proud of my self.
Dad then said lets go to another store (payless) and try on some other sneakers. These are the batman sneakers and they light up every time you walk. Let’s test them out run down the aisle and I will time you. He clocked me in at 3 seconds. Then he said son I can buy you the Jordan’s all day everyday, but for the price of the Jordan’s you can get the batman’s, the robins, the Pokémon, and the digamons and you’ll run faster. I said dad I will take all the sneakers you just said.
My dad as you can see was a master of Machiavellianism. He effectively convinced me to get the cheaper sneakers which total price was still less than one pair of Jordan’s. Did I really run faster, or was the aisle shorter. I will never know.
Machiavellianist Due to their skill at