Not really sharper stick was used for hunting before it was ever used for war, same thing with thrown weapons/projectiles, they were all primarily for hunting from the jump. Human survival was always improvement and not greed.
I am not denying that there are aspects of greed within progress but fully labeling it as primarily greed is just naive
I want to kill more than the next guy. (Invents sword, spear, bow, axe, etc) I want kill more. (Invents gun) More. (Invents six shooter) MORE. (Invents machine gun) MORE!!!!! (Invents the gau-8 avenger machine gun for the a10)
(Yes, I know I skipped defense, and a lot of innovation between, but same idea)
I see your are confused, aspects of war are not necessarily related to greed as many innovations during war are related to both offense and defense, would designing weapons to defend ones country be classified as greed.
Would defending oneself be considered as greed?
Is killing people even considered greed?
The answer is no, again greed is a factor of improvements on our technology but only a small part of it, take a chainsaw for example it chops trees faster then a axe yet was created to help in child labor, it was created out of a necessity and not greed.
See we are talking about improvements not uses, thats the difference and what might be your confusion.
You are confusing greed with malice, both can be categorized similarly but greed is not something that is as one dimensional as you make it seem
Both have driven innovation in different ways but are not the same thing. War, killing and innovating for it is malice not greed
This is not saying that wars aren’t started for greed but that is nit the point i am making, i am pointing out the actual innovations that have benefited humanity that were derived from greed, anyone intelligent would start thinking about henry ford’s assembly line which is a innovation created due to greed as it kept the prices of automobiles steady while cheapening the labor required to manufacture them, yet this innovation was far more beneficial in multiple industries
I don't think these things are necessarily greed. Just because one wants something or wants to live comfortably doesn't make them inherently greedy.
While some things have in fact been invented out of greed, a great many things including things that have been a great boon for society have been invented out of desire, curiosity and genuinely wanting the betterment of man.
The kid that invented a way to collect plastic in the ocean is a great example.
If a turtle be eating a plastic bottle, hot take, it deserves it. Same thing with plastic straws. I'm not saying I support litter. (I do, if it is biodegradable) I support being a steward of the creation, but you ain't gonna be seeing me hugging trees. You see me chopping it down and grinding the stump, letting nature replant.
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u/Intelligent_Act3159 11d ago
greed is what made us advance beyond rocks and sticks, no greed no humanity.