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Greed has proven to be a more effectively harmful force against humanity than hatred. We should have greed crimes in addition to hate crimes. (self.unpopularopinion)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by AllonzeeLV to c/unpopularopinion

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Hatred often makes you want to hurt people, but people hurt peope in the name of greed more often, and not only with less potential for guilt, but is often the cause of delusional accolades and reassurance both from within oneself and from others.

Hypothetical:

A CEO lays off 10,000 employees that helped that company succeed, solely to increase earnings and not because the company is hurting, not only seriously hurting 9,997 people, but causing 3 to commit suicide.

A bumpkin gets in a fight with someone he hates the melanin of because he's a moron and kills them.

Who did more damage to humanity that day? They're both, I want to say evil but evil is subjective, they're both highly antisocial, knowingly harmful behaviors, yet one correctly sends you to prison for a long time if not forever, while the other, far more premeditated and quite literally calculated act, is literally rewarded and partied about. Jim Kramer gives you a shout out on tv, good fucking times amirite!

Edit: and this felt relevant to post after someone tried to lecture me about equating layoffs to murder.

"Coca-Cola killed trade unionists in Latin America. General Motors built vehicles known to catch fire. Tobacco companies suppressed cancer research. And Boeing knew that its planes were dangerous. Corporations don't care if they kill people — as long as it's profitable."

https://jacobin.com/2020/01/corporations-profit-values-murder-culture-boeing

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

"Hurr durr people don't like greedy corporate goons ruining things for everyone for generations. Stupid teenager thinking they're being d3ep."

Is that how you mean to come across? Because that's how you come across.

[–] bmovement 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The intent behind OP’s statement is pure, and is shared almost universally.

But the specific proposal misunderstands so much about why laws are made and how they’re enforced, how power is abused, why hate isn’t illegal, how businesses work, how harm is measured, etc, that the most generous interpretation is that we’re communicating with an inexperienced mind. In this case, apparently hundreds of them.

On the other hand, no one is born with that experience, and it’s healthy for people (including myself) to keep that in mind.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If a company prioritizes profits over people, money over actual human lives... that is greed, and that shouldn't be allowed.