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  • kristina [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    i usually just say 'nah, .1% of the human population are inherently greedy, the rest are just brainwashed'

    • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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      I mean people live in a world where not being greedy means that they might die of starvation along with their family

      them acting greedy when under threat for not acting greedy is not indicative of how people would act while not being threatened

      capitalism saying people are like this unprompted is like a cop saying people love getting out of their car and presenting their licenses

      • kristina [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        im not convinced 'fighting to survive in a cruel world' is the definition of greed tbqh

        • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          it's not perfectly self sacrificing and selfless but we are Communists not saints.

          we are in fact asking for the world we just also want to share it

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            • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              I don't consider greed to be an insult when people accuse unions of being greedy I say yeah they want more why don't you

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                • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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                  2 years ago

                  no billionaires are destructive and awful obviously their greed is out of control but also I don't know any billionaires I can't really conceptualise of them as anything more than people on tv

                  I can understand the suffering that capitalism causes because I can see it. The rich people live out of town

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                    • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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                      2 years ago

                      that's more or less what i expected

                      I still hate bookies and landlords more but because I see their effects more directly

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                        • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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                          2 years ago

                          rich people engage in charity traditionally as a means of exercising control and getting a power thrill

                          they're there to hear poor people beg for their life and occasionally helping is the cost of the show

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      • kristina [she/her]
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        2 day old account :suswcc:

        is it greed or is it wanting to live a life not in stress? greed is wanting unlimited wealth, private jets, etc. if me wanting to live a life without stress with a garden on my porch is greed i guess im the greediest motherfucker alive, which is an absurd definition

        • Kill7Bil_BrainDemons [any]
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          2 years ago

          Yea I am conflating greed with self-interest needlessly, you could call greed self-interest which steps on or neglects others, or is mindlessly focused on enjoying yourself (sometimes to the point it goes against your self-interest in the long run)

          • kristina [she/her]
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            2 years ago

            pretty pedantic. the system itself steps on everyone. by your definition, that means everyone is inherently greedy or 'self interested' as a result of the system despite wanting the same general ungreedy and unselfish desire of simple lives without stress. its a misanthropic view of the world. people can be misled by the greedy, of course, its what greedy people are good at.

            • Kill7Bil_BrainDemons [any]
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              2 years ago

              No if you read what I said, it's that greed is the point self-interest crosses over into being bad. Self-interest is just wanting a good life for yourself. You guys are all online as shit goddamn you're not being raided by libertarians. It's 2022.

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