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Originally Posted by Michael Chui  How about I define "greed" as "the desire for something for its own sake"? |
That definition ignores the negatives usually associated with greed. I think a more accurate definition would be "the excessive desire for something for its own sake, regardless of all else."
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Originally Posted by Uplift I think the word greed has, and has had enough negative connotations attached to it over the course of time, to make it a poor choice of words if used to try and express something good, or beneficial, or inspiring to mankind. Words are a form of energy and express intent, and take part in creating and shaping results. A seemingly simple word can cause and evoke war, love, pain, happiness, or inspire, deflate, mislead, explain, begin, end, and so on, and so on. For example Shamou, imagine Anthony Robbins' advertising campaign, or anyones for that matter, beginning with, 'I am gonna be so greedy to you useless ##!!s, that you will all benefit and thank me'. And then trying to explain that greedy, useless, and ##!s, was mean't in a good and positive way. Controversial maybe, but...nup, poor choice of words. Back to the drawing board. (Meant to inspire  ) |
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I've been trying to think of why I find the proposition that greed
isn't a bad thing impossible to stomach. Particularly since I can accept selfishness as either good or bad. They're similar in that neither is
necessarily detrimental, but both are generally considered to mean self-interest at the expense of others.
I'd much prefer the term "enlightened self-interest," in either case.