Right, but greed is just the term for self-interest that is harmful to others. My point was that the “non-harmful” greed that knitwitt was talking about is the same constructive self interest that drives society in both capitalist and socialist systems.
Self interest is a massive part of the open-source movement which is inherently anti-capitalist.
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/self-interest.en.html
https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6540-the-selfish-contributor-revisited/
Self interest isn’t greed.
For example, philanthropy is usually done entirely in self interest.
Read about mutual aid. “Survival of the fittest” isn’t the only mode of evolution, even in other animals/organisms in nature.
Right, but greed is just the term for self-interest that is harmful to others. My point was that the “non-harmful” greed that knitwitt was talking about is the same constructive self interest that drives society in both capitalist and socialist systems.
And you are conflating self-interest with greed because… ?
Do you genuinely not understand the point that @[email protected] and I are making, or are you just wasting everyone’s time Charlie Kirking?
Again - you are conflating self-interest with greed because… ?
How about you define those two terms yourself, and re-read the comment thread.
You’re not having a meaningful discussion by arguing the semantics around “self-interest” and “constructive greed”.
We are. Right now. And backpedalling because you got caught peddling ridiculous bullcrap isn’t going to help you.
So, again - you are conflating self-interest with greed because… ?
The only ridiculous person here is you.
Go Charlie Kirk somewhere else.
Really desperate to justify your bootlicking, aren’t you?
So, again - you are conflating self-interest with greed because… ?