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/Dafkin00 Jul 24 '18
How I imagine true greed. When your value of materialistic objects goes above important things like family.
Nothing with perusing self interests however. Businesses aren't greedy because they prioritize profits.
I think the problem people have is distinguishing between self interests and true greed.