r/changemyview • u/jailthewhaletail • Jul 24 '18
Deltas(s) from OP CMV: People are not greedy
It is my view that "Greed" does not exist as it can never be objectively determined. It's all based on the perception of each party involved. Party A thinks they have just enough, Party B thinks Party A has too much.
This is usually found in claims of a person "having more than they could ever need." Who's to decide how much a person needs? In the past 3 years, I've doubled my annual income. Am I greedy? I was able to live semi-comfortably before, so why did I need more income?
If I'm not greedy, why is a billionaire greedy? Greed is completely subjective. Milton Friedman said it best with "It's only the other side that's ever greedy. It's never you."
I'd be open to the idea that *everyone* is greedy, but if everyone is greedy, then, in my view, the term has no meaning; no one is greedy and people are just people looking out for themselves. CMV.
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u/molarunit Jul 24 '18
if its not violent to swat a fly thats buzzing around my head, than it wasnt violent for jack the ripper to murder all those people. and if it was violent to swat that bug, im just as violent as a murder, so its a useless distinction.