• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    I like this because it references the concept of greed correctly.

    Greed is when self interest gets irrational. Greed doesn’t maximize one’s own profit; greed maximizes one’s own profit today.

    Real long term self interest means serving others consistently to create those healthy relationships that in turn serve oneself.

    Greed is killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

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      2 years ago

      Difficult when you’re in the R&D department and you know that cost-cutting measures are the primary directive, but you still have to do your job in spite of the harm it could cause. I’ve met a lot of people with burnout in the food industry. I’m one of them.