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>I'll go even further: all economic systems are based on greed, of which corruption is a manifestation, and fear. Lots of things are manifested as greed, many
by anamax 17y ago
>I'll go even further: all economic systems are based on greed, of which corruption is a manifestation, and fear.
Lots of things are manifested as greed, many good.
You also forgot envy.
I'm being greedy when I'm worrying about what I've got.
I'm being envious when I'm worrying about what you've got.
I claim that envy causes far more problems than greed.
- hga 17y agoYou need to go further: Jealousy is where you're thinking of what the other has and you want it. Envy is the same except you know you can't get it. Since envy gives no one a (material) benefit, whereas greed gives one or both sides benefits, yep, it's absolutely the worst. Of the 7 deadly sins, envy is the only one without any direct reward.