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Originally Posted by Livia

Nothing is ever going to work perfectly because people are so greedy, aggressive and despicable, generally.

Are we naturally inclined to be these things, though, or are those things the products of the type of societies we are raised in? Are people greedy because we're being bombarded with "things", and the idea that we SHOULD want "more", that "having more" than others is an indication of success in life.

Or do those societal values arise naturally because we DO have some sort of "instinct for greed", related to primal urges to gain and hold territory, and survival instinct. That "having more" for ourselves and our own small group = higher likelihood of survival.

Then again that's really just something to think about out of curiosity, because if it's where we are now, it doesn't really matter "why" I suppose.