Wild Versus Tame

Research indicates that people are quite willing to follow the lead of a sociopath. While disappointing, this is not surprising. History overflows with examples of ‘sensible’ people doing senseless things under the spell of madmen. Pirates and pillagers, dictators and cult leaders, serial killers and celebrities have great sway over our attitudes and actions.
We were once wild but now we are not. We let that spirit go a long time ago, as we formed families and tribes and nations and society. It’s in the name; a sociopath has no respect for society and it’s standards and norms. And everyone has at least a small corner of their heart that longs to do and say some reckless shit. We admire that recklessness in others- and are quick to condemn it as well. The tame always have that alibi, the intoxication that comes from standing close to something wild and free. We feel it at the ocean on a stormy day. There’s a difference between being possessed by an evil spirit and being the devil himself. 
At least, we hope so.