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Re:Jeff Bezos Becomes the Richest Man in Modern History, Top... by resters on Monday July 16, 2018 @05:21PM (#17545246)
How many of the workers chose to work there instead of some other, inferior option? How many are proud of what they accomplished? How many went on to found other successful startups like Instacart?

selfishness is allowed? Is it possible to disallow a core human trait?

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Re:Jeff Bezos Becomes the Richest Man in Modern History, Top... by pedromsilvapt on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @11:02AM (#17550138)
Yes. Envy is a core human trait as well. Some people envy their neighbor's car. Stealing it is still forbidden by law.

Likewise, disallowing envy (or selfishness) by itself is not possible, but making illegal the actions that result from those feelings can (and sometimes should) be outlawed.

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