

I think Putin has kompromat on him and he in some sense doesn’t have a choice. I’m not trying to absolve him of agency but i think he did a horrible thing that he can easily and reliably be totally controlled with that the russians possibly put together
Thing is, hes criticized amphetamines geavily exactly because they blunt empathy. He’s tweeted at length comments about amphetamine and Adderall minimizing empathy and bringing out the inner asshole