What makes something greedy?

We covered a lot of ground in this conversation. Does greed require someone taking something someone else needs? Can greed be victimless? Is it wanting something for nothing or simply having more than you can use?

 

Brittany Wilson started us off by saying it depended on the context and that she thought it required that you be harming someone else.

 

Tim Hawkes asked if eating an entire package of biscuits was greedy (I suggested that was gluttony). He also brought the word “intent” into the discussion.

 

Dr Bob Choat suggested that greed could be systemic and when asked to clarify he brought up water usage in California (did you know the Pepsi company buys water in CA, bottles it and sells it for a profit?)

 

If someone doesn’t take care of themselves for 20-30 years and ends up in the hospital because of it, taking up a bed that someone else needs – is that greed? How would you even begin to measure that?

 

In the end I think we ended up with more questions than answers. What do you think makes something greedy and how should it be measured?

 

Connect with the panelists:
Brittany Wilson, M.Ed.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-m-wilson1031/

She is the CEO and founder of Balance This. helping moms, dads and couples with pregnancy, post-partum and balancing the everyday chaos of family life.

 

Tim Hawkes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhawkes/

Managing Director of Unlimited Potential. Mental engineer and executive coach focusing on logical and practical solutions to challenging problems.  He is in the UK

 

Dr. Bob Choat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobchoat/

He has eight years military experience, worked with the LA PD, was a stage hypnotist, he is now an executive performance coach and is going back to school for another PhD. This time in physics 

 

Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/

Concierge High Performance Psychologist providing luxury level support to executives, entrepreneurs, celebrities and athletes as well as the Facilitator of the Quick Hits podcast

 

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