Does any1 els think greed will destroy us?
451014
Greed has always been a downfall of us humans, and it always will be, I think it could be our downfall.
615904
It seems to be the nature of twentifirst century American politics that we have devolved into running the country based on how to make the most money for big corporations.\nAs an old hippie, we knew what was wrong but not how to fix the problems. Human greed has so far proven to be the strongest force on Earth.\n\nWe thought at the time that anarchy was the way to go.\nWe were young and naive. People who become politicians are people who are ruthless, ambitious and greedy and don't tend to be the idealists we were. \n\nBeautiful avatar by the way.
837873
Who cares? Greed is good!! Greed keeps this country running!! We should all be a little more greedy!!
611185
I wouldn't trust the government to take out the trash,hopeless and evil,what can the world do? nothing,too many conflicts already and  the so caled do gooders scream IMPERIALISM any time another country gets involved....copperprices will rise marginally but the people will receive no benifit
1181712
Good question!  In the distant future, I think people will look back on us as being too reliant on our emotions rather than our rational minds, will determine that we squandered far too many opportunities to make ourselves better, and will see that we leaned on each other for support far too much instead of standing on our own two feet as individuals.
953418
Why does everybody blame Walmart.  Americans are the greediest people on the planet.  We use 3/4th of the worlds resources.  As greedy individuals we are also selfish.  If one is generous and cares for the welfare of others as one is instructed to do in the Bible, one is given the name "bleeding heart liberal," from the very people who profess to be so keen on moral values.  I just wonder where those values are coming from.  I'm poor myself but I contribute part of my money every month to Feed the Poor because I believe in karma.
291623
No what I do think it will destroy America. Just look at how far downhill we have come since the repuglicans took power, we are on the verge of world war III, in debt to the Chinese, giving away nuclear technology, involved in a stupid war in Iraq. Got a president that don't know how to tell the truth, favors the oil company's and the rich while leaving the poor and middle class behind. It is a real mess that I am not sure that we can recover from very easily.
444386
Nope.  As humans are inherently imperfect, our governments and economic systems will be also!
433032
You mean compared to altruism?  If you're too greedy and selfish to be altruistic, you aren't going to go out of your way to help someone else unless there's a payoff.  Hence, one firefighter might join because they care about saving lives, but another might join because they like the pay and benefits.\n\nGreed is actually a factor of immaturity though.  If you read through Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral and ethical development, you realize that greed is actually an expression of a LACK of morality, rather than having greed.  So as people grow, they hopefully mature into less greedy people.\n\nLook at different objects to covet and their effects:\n\nMoney - miserly\nFood - obesity\nFriends - shallowness\nPower - tyrant\nprivacy - avoidant personality disorder\nsecurity - paranoia\n\nShall I go on?  Greed is wanting too much.  Despite Adam Smith's statement to the contrary, greed is quite stupid, as was later proven by Game Theory.
1001496
This is an eternal question. Many profits and saviours have attempted to preach the same message of "live and let live" but sometimes it gets twisted out of greed, jealousy, anger and desperation.\nUntil we eliminate these there will never be peace on a universal level.
1132981
Yes.  It comes from our primitive hunter-gatherer days.  Greed exists in all living things in this world, it is necessary for survival.  They (all living things) are greedy by taking advantage of the weak, it can be seen in nature and primitive tribes in the Amazon and Papua-New Guinea.  Some humans still participate in tribal warfare to steal women from neighboring tribes to propagate the species.  Some baby sharks eat the rest of their siblings while still in the womb before birth so they don't have to compete for the same food when they do come out (sorry run-on).  Even plants compete for the same sunshine, blocking sunlight from shorter plants therefore killing them--we know plants don't think, but can this be considered greed?  We (humans) are animals, whether we want to admit it or not.  Greed is natural and is all about survival.
1150713
No. \n\nThe notion that humanity is doomed because it won't change its ways to fit the ideas of the doomsayer is an ancient one. \n\nFor thousands of years there have been repeated assertions that if people don't stop doing (fill in the blank) then some terrible disaster will wipe us all out.\n\nHey, guess what? People never change and we're still here.\n\nThe current drivel about global warming from the Left or moral decay from the Right is simply the latest example if this nonsense.
710872
I don't think so. There is so much corruption in our government, crime, etc.. and i believe that it will get alot worse before it get better. Technology will improve i believe and we will have a cure for terminal diseases. But the overall effect of the planet will decline greatly.
423284
probably, but not in our lifetime. i hope we don't spend money on anything like that while there are still starving people on earth.
394817
money and the evil people that want our money.
505241
Natural human greed. You want what you want and when you cant get it you feel jealous to those who can get it easier than you can. Very simple. You're greedy like everyone else.
1131842
Greed is what makes me want money.