How to Identify Machiavellian Behavior in a Conversation

How to Identify Machiavellian Behavior in a Conversation. In this video, we reveal eight manipulation techniques machiavellians use to gain power over you. You'll learn machiavellian examples statements to look out for so you can avoid these manipulative people who lack empathy.

Have you ever had a conversation with someone and you felt like something was off? That they didn't give off a good vibe? You can't quite put your finger on it, but you know that they don't seem genuine. You have these feelings because you have sensed some signs of manipulation coming from a Machiavellian person. What is a Machiavellian person you might ask? Well, a Machiavellian is part of the dark triad. It is a personality trait that lies, manipulates, and takes advantage of others to get their interest. What is interesting about people that possess this quality is their ability to lure a lot of people in with charm and wit. A lot of people have met people like this through work or school. This quality can rub some people the wrong way, but easily manipulated people are drawn to this charisma.
So, since we have kept your attention this long, turn the volume up, and keep watching to learn how to identify a Machiavellian in everyday conversation.
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[kevinm.]

Sorry, but this describes an amateur and an unconscious, undisciplined person, not a Machiavellian. You rarely notice the Machiavellian. The reality is if you think about a wonderful, friendly person who cares about you, that’s just as likely to be the Machiavellian. Machiavellians wear a mask of ethics, and truth, and love but manipulate in the background.

[sicsempertyrannis]

I think I have a Machiavellian personality disorder and you are blending a Machiavellianism with a narcissist. Machiavellians can be narcissists, but not all Machiavellians are narcissist.
I am well aware of my Machiavellian tendencies and urges and have set rules for them. I only use it to punish people I view as having wronged me or people I care about and to further my own career. I don't use it to just tear people down or harm others, although sometimes in the event of punishing people who have wronged me I tend to manipulate others into positions that aren't exactly favorable for them as to get them to aid me in the punishment.
For furthering my own career, the manipulation is always backed by genuine work ethic and competency, or so I believe. Yes, I do control knowledge, it is power. Yes, I don't have sympathy for others failures because I view it as my success, but when someone succeeds who genuinely deserves to, I am happy for them. I'm not an evil person, I'm just a self interested person, which we all are. My principles and ethics are just a little colder and more hard logic and less emotions than others.
I also have a rule not to use my Machiavellian tendencies on my wife, family, or children.
I think having good active parents helped reduce the sheer malignancy of my Machiavellianism, but I think growing up with toxic peers is the cause of my Machiavellianism. I would describe myself as an ethically good person, but not a morally good person.

[spaideman]

wait till u meet up a malignant narcissist combined with machiavellian behavior. It's like playing strategy war with this fellow, everything she said you have to think twice about her motive and side intention. tiring.

[anhedonia]

This describes narcissists, not machiavellians... 🤦‍♂️

[plunderersparadise]

Remember the kid who 'didn't study' and got all the best grades?
What about the situation when they said 'lets skip those lessons as the wgole class' and then appeared as the only one to those lessons?
That's Machiavellian

[stevereeves]

This is narcissism, machs are far more stealthy in their approach than narcissists. They have no problem downplaying their appearance to go unnoticed compared to the narcissist, they wouldn't dream of downplaying themselves intentionally, attention is what they thrive on

[itsalltemporary]

Machiavellians are opportunistic, but not necessarily narcissistic. You are describing a dark triad and/or dark tetrad constellation of traits.

[bookofthewarsofthelord]

This list is a bit amateurish. Machevallian people will help others because it ingraciates others to them. Someone who is intelligent as a Machevallian would never lie if the lie can be easily confirmed. Its more apt to omit.

Pushing work on someone else also makes no sense as well. Cooperating has an intrinsic benefit. Knowing how to network and accrue favors is important as well and you cant do that by being so shortsighted.

I think this list is more applicable to a narcissist. Ruining the joy of others does nothing positive or negative. Its neutral therefore doesnt matter.
Its actually more sensible to know how to make someone happy to accrue favoritism.

This i think was designed by someone who thinks they understand a Machevallian...

[princesscandyfloss]

me, a machiavellian watching this to blend in: hmmm interesting

[mahaliahoyte]

Some appear to not to know wrong from right.They see nothing wrong with cheating

[persiamotorman]

I was trying to sell something online locally and a woman didn't want to meet at my home. I normally try to meet people at a local store a few blocks away, but this item was too heavy and bulky for me to carry that far. Instead of just calmly accepting that, she had to lay in some guilt on me, and some passive aggressive remarks. But she doesn't realize that manipulation tactics won't change the weight of the items! So, all that was pointless. I think that's how she rolls in life, and it must work for her. It's like second nature, and she uses the tactic even when it's entirely pointless and useless to do so.

[superxccomega]

If someone is a Machiavellian, is it their fault that their minds work that way? Or have their environmental factors led them to this mindset

[rimmalikover]

Police, Politicians, Teachers, Doctors, many people in certain professions can fall into this category, but most people in those professions are honest with you. A partner in our class never showed up to a 4 people project and the teacher lowered our grades as a result in middle school.

[Springrain-xovf]

Always with these assumptions that people who are Machiavellian are bad/evil or clumsy nit wits. It is beyond weird to me. I think many people are strategic in how they do life it doesn't mean your bad just because you see the bigger picture.

[BanditBandit-mi]

I heard one Machiavelli quote that's about it. The rest was about narcissists. Perhaps you should read the Prince or Livy.

[heyitsfp]

I started getting interested in the topic and i'm struggling to understand the focus on "the perpetrator" rather than how do we end up with people saying they have been manipulated? How?

The victims of these personality traits seem to overly trusting, its almost irresponsible, i find very little on this topic

[jessmason]

💯 you see this a lot in the neighborhood . 3:03

[gamer-cnho]

I disagree with number 6 but the video overall is on point I've worked with these ppl before and learned how they operate

[TrentJulien]

It is funny when those with no outward charisma. See those who do have outward charisma as if they are using some form of mysterious magic mind control.

[suriyanarayananr]

Yennada endha point um set aagala. Apoo un attempt fail uh.. indha ellavathan 5 yrs uh gaslighting pannikitu tirungiya.. puriuthu because i unmasked you you created a mask for me and gaslighting it for 5 yrs. 😂