Is there a "General Intelligence" for being a bad person? | The D-Factor Explained

Is there a general intelligence for being a bad person? Psychologists have finally answered this and it's called the D-factor, the dark factor of personality. It turns out that narcissists, psychopaths, Machiavellians and sadists aren't completely different they share the exact same psychological core.

The D-factor is defined by one terrifying instinct the drive to maximise your own success, money or pleasure at the direct expense of everyone else, all while telling yourself they deserved it anyway. These aren't super villains in movies they're the bosses taking credit for your work or the friends who have no problem throwing you under the bus.

Want to know how they get away with it? Watch the full breakdown of the dark tetrad on my channel, the psychology guy.