Stephenson Thinks Greed Might Be the Thing That Saves Us

I'm allowed to share a link occasionally per the EULA, iirc. [cited link Below] A Sci-Fi Visionary Thinks Greed Might Be the Thing That Saves Us https://nyti.ms/334iiuz

I agree since greed is reliable. Every time I incentive behavior with a person's self interest in mind then I generally get what is needed.

Point a gun at me and threaten to kill me should I not give you my wallet. It's in my self-interest to give up my wallet. But is that really greed?

"Modern economic thought frequently distinguishes greed from self-interest, even in its earliest works, and spends considerable effort distinguishing the line between the two." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greed .

=> the epistemological phases part really hit me in feels. That's new thinking for me and I like it.

"Greed is good."