Yes and no. I won't deny that's part of it, simply because knowing one's enemy is probably one of the stronger tactical advantages one can have, but at the same time there's just always been something that interests me in working out how humans are put together, mentally. Most people are predictable, nine times out of ten. I like seeing their patterns and the way that their thoughts fall together.
I've also faced some potential difficulties back home, in that I would be considered a heretic by most; the way that I think would have been enough to get me barred from the military if I had expressed myself in the way that I usually do. In that sort of circumstance, knowing how people work is an asset; it becomes less a matter of being able to pass psychological exams on my own merit and more a matter of knowing how to tell them what they want to hear.
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Yes and no. I won't deny that's part of it, simply because knowing one's enemy is probably one of the stronger tactical advantages one can have, but at the same time there's just always been something that interests me in working out how humans are put together, mentally. Most people are predictable, nine times out of ten. I like seeing their patterns and the way that their thoughts fall together.
I've also faced some potential difficulties back home, in that I would be considered a heretic by most; the way that I think would have been enough to get me barred from the military if I had expressed myself in the way that I usually do. In that sort of circumstance, knowing how people work is an asset; it becomes less a matter of being able to pass psychological exams on my own merit and more a matter of knowing how to tell them what they want to hear.