Hmm, I guess I was using an informal term, but I don't think greed quite fits, either.
I think of greed as self-defeating. Letting your bet ride on the blackjack table, or believing a conman in hopes of a get-rich-quick scheme.
What I was trying to express when I said "materialism" is the idea that money is the solution to any problem, and that everyone else values money as much as you do.
I think of greed as self-defeating. Letting your bet ride on the blackjack table, or believing a conman in hopes of a get-rich-quick scheme.
What I was trying to express when I said "materialism" is the idea that money is the solution to any problem, and that everyone else values money as much as you do.