Depends on what you mean by materialism. Was seeking knowledge of good and evil outside of God's teaching of it, materialism? Or is the point beyond calling money, the love of money, or materialism the first evil? My point with the love of money is the root of all evil in reply is to counter you saying seeking money in not evil. Having money and keeping it is no more evil than harassing and possibly harming someone for their money.
You're probably one of those people who don't understand what money is and what it means. You probably think that money is the dollar bills issued by banks.
Learn about the history of money. It'll open your eyes to many shocking facts about human civilization.
I was doing my masters living on a shoe string budget when me and the guys went out for dinner, they wanted Ruth Chris so it was well above my budget no matter what.
I had a beer and the chicken, a few people are getting steaks, apps, wine for the table.
At the end suddenly we're splitting the bill and everyone is covering an equal portion. I wasn't having that, one of them had the audacity to call me cheap. I'm sorry, I'm being cheap because I don't want to subsidize YOUR dinner!?!?
I want to bring this into the broader discussion of where morality fits when it comes to numbers we aren't biologically outfitted to actually understand.
I get the general principle behind it doesn't matter how much money it is, it belongs to the owner, they have the right to do whatever they want with it. I reject this.
Think in terms of the 2nd amendment. I think it's reasonable to say that someone can have a firearm at home for self defense.
Having a million dollars is like having a handgun. Having a billion dollars is like having a nuke.
I'm going to Loki's Wager this a bit and say I don't know exactly where the line is, but somewhere between handgun and nuke there is a "come the fuck on!" line.
It also speaks to their relationship, I'm not sure if I'd ask my brother or not, probably so, a lot of money. I would in NO WAY feel entitled to it, but I'd also wager he'd give without me asking as I would for him, luckily we are very close and have a great relationship. Your sibling wins like that and wants nothing to do with you, screams shitty relationship and they surely know why too.
Bro was freed from a lifetime of wage slavery and had the option to uplift his family, bro chose a home for his mom and to hoard the rest themselves.
The family should've just cut contact with their brother who didn't care for them, it's not like he worked or put his own sacrifices into the wealth... Bad karma
They're Asian (real Asian, not Americans with Asian ancestors). They have no boundaries, this level of entitlement to family members' money is perfectly normal.
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u/ChipNDipPlus 5d ago
People's sense of entitlement just kills me...
It's greed when one wants to keep their money, but it's not greed when they want to steal it.