Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Consequences of Greed
Here's a question for those who harp on about the consequences of greed to the greedy: if a certain path leads to long-term negative repercussions for the person pursuing it, doesn't it stand to reason that a greedy person would avoid that path?
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Don't you know that greed implies stupidity? ;)
OBVIOUSLY greedy people don't care about the long term! (Blank-out about how they run a business like that!)
Actually, I don't think a person can conclude anything simply from the fact that a person is greedy.
Even if greed was defined here.
But is it in the long-term interests of a person to pursue his own interests? Definitely.
--The Nearby Pen
There is a certain path that leads to long-term negative repercussions that a greedy agent would indeed avoid, and that is one whose effects occur after the expected life-span of the agent.
e.g. polluting the earth would be acceptable if the consequences of pollution occur after a greedy person's death.
There are certainly many people with no descendants (/ none that they care for) who will outlive them.
and that's where the damage of greed lies.
** that they would not avoid
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