• xenoclast@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    Lots of words that really just mean Greed (Glutton, Lust, Envy).

    It’s like people have known for thousands of years that greedy people are the fuckin worst

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      19 days ago

      That’s because the sins are about exerting your will over others’/the community’s benefit and we use greed to mean wanting. Pride is greed for accolades, sloth is greed for rest, wrath is greed for emotional release.