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Yes, but it gnerally wasn't considered a virtue.

• jncfhnb 3y ago
  That holds up pretty poorly against historical scrutiny to very obvious examples
  • hermitcrab 3y ago
    Certainly in western/Christian culture greed was traditionally been seen as a sin, not a virtue[1]. I'm not sure how much this applies in other cultures. Perhaps you could cite some examples? [1]Not that this stopped the clergy being greedy of course. The grossly overweight priest is very old trope.
    • jncfhnb 3y ago
      You are citing some dickheads with Ferraris as evidence that greed is a virtue now but disregarding the fact that people had similar gross displays of wealth in the past as evidence of the same.
      • hermitcrab 3y ago
        But was it regarded as virtuous?
        • jncfhnb 3y ago
          The evidence that it was seen as virtuous seems equally plentiful for the past as the present
          • spacebacon 3y ago
            However there is a difference in being seen as virtuous and actually being virtuous. Few men reach a point of actual virtue in private and secret life. Many more men cleverly signal virtue in their public life yet retreat to vice in private and secret life. The back bone required to actually be virtuous must be strong enough to stand against any wind in the event all laws of man were laid flat. True virtue (I assume and make no claim to having it here) may possibly only exist in doing the right thing while answering to no authority while serving no system and while receiving no recognition or comfort of a superiors approval.