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> Reportedly, a lot of people who choose to study psychology are motivated originally to figure out what's going on in their own heads

People who go into psychology are more interested in what's going on in other people's heads and more importantly manipulating other people. It's more about controlling others than controlling oneself. It's why psychology was founded in the first place.

> people who lack a native impulse to be honest / ethical and are curious about people who do.

Ethics isn't about studying people. It's about studying principles. IE what does ethics mean. What makes an act ethical vs non-ethical. So on. You can delve into the ethics of gods, god, AI or even animals. Are ethical principles universal or not. So on and so forth.

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> manipulating other people. [...] It's why psychology was founded in the first place.

What are you referring to here? Which specific founder(s) wanted to (or did) manipulate people?