Greed is the New Altruism

by Chris Abraham on 15/06/2005 ·

Cauterize that bleeding heart right now, mister. Greed is all the rage.


Go ahead and be greedy because if we all act in our own self-interest we will make the world a better place.

Greed is predictable and oftentimes includes others beside yourself, incidentally.



Check out the game theory, it is all about non-zero-sum games. Even selfless choices are made in self-interest!

greed n 1: excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves 2: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) Dictionary.com


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