David Sieving | Updates David Sieving Wed, 20 May 2026 09:32:11 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 09:32:11 +0000 https://author.epubguru.com en https://author.epubguru.com/other-writings/granfalloons-and-cognotypes-i-cannot-but-accept-vonnegut-s-definition-of-a David Sieving https://author.epubguru.com/other-writings/granfalloons-and-cognotypes-i-cannot-but-accept-vonnegut-s-definition-of-a Other writing Sat, 24 May 2025 04:14:09 -0400 Full text can be found at https://wayofages.wayofages.org/granfalloons-and-cognotypes/ <![CDATA[ <p>I cannot but accept Vonnegut’s definition of a karass, not least because as its inventor, he gets to define it. I am free, however, to recognize other groupings – groupings aside from the karass – that like the karass do not qualify as granfalloons. I found just such an array of groupings when I read Chapter 5 of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_in_Suits" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Snakes in Suits</strong></a> by Babiak and Hare (2006), in which the authors recount the results of their informal observations of people’s reactions to fraudsters they likened to the phony evangelist Elmer Gantry in the 1960 movie starring Burt Lancaster.</p> ]]> https://author.epubguru.com/other-writings/misha-votruba-and-vaclav-dejcmar-on-psychopathy-documentary-fimmakers-misha David Sieving https://author.epubguru.com/other-writings/misha-votruba-and-vaclav-dejcmar-on-psychopathy-documentary-fimmakers-misha Other writing Sat, 24 May 2025 04:09:37 -0400 Full text can be found at https://wayofages.wayofages.org/fishheadmovie/ <![CDATA[ <p>Documentary fimmakers Misha Votruba and Vaclav Dejcmar present a seminal movie on how psychopaths operate in today’s world. Featuring interviews with world-renowned psychopathologists Robert Hare and Paul Babiak, it’s a must see for anyone who thinks a college education taught you everything you need to know about working in Corporate America.</p> ]]>