Amazing topic to discuss. See the problem with greed is that we really personally don't know where the line is as humans. This is the danger of it.
Greed is a sign of insecurity. Basically you are not ok with having what you need so you obtain more to make yourself feel more secure in either who you are or what you have. But you never feel secure since greed will drive you to want more and more.
Greed makes people do all kinds of things that to be honest mostly end up harming society rather than helping.
I think you can be highly motivated without being greedy. But it can be a fine line to walk depending on the person.
Good convo bro.
Yeah, just realized this tbh, but is it so bad to be insecure and actually be motivated by the greed that comes out of that insecurity? What i realized from talking with people is that there are actually two different things, one is greed and another is ambition, the problem is that "where does one begin and the other ends?"...
Like pharmacy companies that dump waste into rivers, or pump our cows with antibiotics...
I actually came up with this post because i was viewing some stuff about the 7 deadly sins!! I was thinking that some of the deadly sins can actually be good motivators if in small doses (pride and envy for example...) But i guess they are called other things when they are in small doses and aren't deleterious to other people, for example, greed and ambition, maybe pride and dignity?Envy And Covetousness maybe?
What all this research made me realize is that i need to read Dante's Inferno, it seems like a really cool book!
Thanks for reading @humanearl!