Was root ever really a sociopath?

I keep seeing people call root a sociopath, and I get why — early on she definitely plays like one. But the more I think about it, the more it feels… off.

She clearly does form attachments. not in a normal way, sure, but the way she talks to the machine, the way she is with Shaw — that’s not nothing. it’s just… different. Almost like she understands people, but chooses not to play by the same rules unless she wants to. It feels less like “can’t feel” and more like “refuses to care most of the time”.

Curious how you all see it!