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| It seems a culture that worships individualism, self-interest, self-autonomy, right to choose, libertine freedoms; would think that maximum greed is a good thing because it represents the ultimate virtue of limitless self-interest and self-autonomy. So, it seems greed would be a good thing in such a society. |
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Greed is the fuel for a free-market economy. |
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Greed IS a good thing! Without greed then we wouldn't know the true value of a dollar... I mean
greed is what makes this world go round! But oh well. Maybe that's the only child talking in me |
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Greed is not self-interest.
Greed is excessive lust for power money or other.
Self-interest is reasonable. |
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Greed and self interest are things to be punished, not rewarded.
Greed is merely the desire for material goods, and more and more of them, often unnecessarily.
The desire for commodities leads people and groups of people or institutions to gain at the expense
of others rather than at the benefit of others, therefore at the detriment of society. |
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Greed is a reason many suffer. |
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I'm a little surprised that you would post this. Greed is one of the prime defects of character
that can cause misery in one's life and the lives of those around the person who owns the greed.
Greed is lack of balance and is an extreme form of materialism. Ambition is good, and some desire
for financial security is also good, but greed is different.; greed changes a person and their
priorities. A culture that is centered by greed will be one that has a poor sense of values and a
distorted set of priorities. |
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I think placing value on your own self-interests and greed are different things.
We are all self-interested and that is a good thing, not greed. |
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The pleasure is in the giving not the taking.
To be greedy is a very selfish act and what is fundamentally wrong in to-days society. |
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Good point Charlee. But I think its not a good thing.
You are right about our culture. GK Chesterton said it this way "Therefore, the modern man in
revolt has become practically useless for all purposes of revolt. By rebelling against everything
he has lost his right to rebel against anything." |
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It's a logical argument that a selfish society should consider greed a good thing, and yes the US is
a very selfish society. But sorry I just don't have the stomach to back that up.
Never in my life have I favored greed. Even in those times when greed was in vogue in movies,
politics, business, etc. And they claimed the virtues of greed were driving the marketplace and
creating jobs I stayed steadfast against it. It's sad that our US culture has grown to embrace the
quick buck (lottery, gambling, stock windfalls, etc.) over hard work. And what Wall Street and
banks pulled to get us into our current sorry state is criminal.
But you stated a good argument. |
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