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minus-squaremasquenox@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days ago There’s nothing morally wrong with being greedy by itself. Says who? It’s against the principals of the free market. What other mythical things do you believe in, liberal? The tooth fairy, perhaps?
minus-squareMr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoSelf 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/
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-224 hours agoSelf 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.
minus-squaremasquenox@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoAnd you are conflating self-interest with greed because… ?
minus-squareMr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 day agoDo you genuinely not understand the point that @[email protected] and I are making, or are you just wasting everyone’s time Charlie Kirking?
minus-squaremasquenox@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoAgain - you are conflating self-interest with greed because… ?
minus-squareMr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoHow 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”.
minus-squaremasquenox@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day ago 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… ?
minus-squareMr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-222 hours agoThe only ridiculous person here is you. Go Charlie Kirk somewhere else.
minus-squareknitwitt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 days agoEmotions are inherently amoral. You clearly have an excess of them.
minus-squaremasquenox@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoCome liberal, don’t be shy… tell me all the magical thinking you engage in on a regular business. I’m willing to bet the ridiculous idea of a (so-called) “free market” isn’t even the worst one you’ve swallowed.
minus-squaremasquenox@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 hours agoAre you a flat earther, perhaps? Howzabout “chemtrails?” You get panic attacks every time an aircraft flies over at high altitude?
Says who?
What other mythical things do you believe in, liberal?
The tooth fairy, perhaps?
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.
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.
Emotions are inherently amoral. You clearly have an excess of them.
Come liberal, don’t be shy… tell me all the magical thinking you engage in on a regular business.
I’m willing to bet the ridiculous idea of a (so-called) “free market” isn’t even the worst one you’ve swallowed.
Cringe.
Are you a flat earther, perhaps?
Howzabout “chemtrails?” You get panic attacks every time an aircraft flies over at high altitude?