Researchers interviewed over 500 people and concluded that the average crypto-investor is a calculating psychopath with an inflated ego.
An international team of scientists conducted a survey among 566 people and found that the average crypto-investor is a “calculating psychopath with an inflated ego.” The study participants were asked to fill out questionnaires to analyze their personality traits. At the same time, they talked about their attitude to cryptocurrency.
One in four survey participants said they had made crypto investments, and two-thirds said they were interested in digital currencies. Among the reasons for interest were belief in a government conspiracy (and the crypto market is still poorly controlled), a positive attitude, that is, enjoyment of the process and belief in the future of cryptocurrencies, and fear of missing out on profits.
Analysis of the survey results showed that behind the interest in cryptocurrency and the reasons for this interest are dark personality traits, the “dark tetrad” – narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism and sadism, all without clinical manifestations.
Narcissism is associated with a positive attitude toward cryptocurrencies, Machiavellianism with a belief in conspiracy, and psychopathy and sadism with a fear of missing out on benefits, the study authors explained. “The dark tetrad is also often associated with risk-taking behavior,” the researchers said.