Why your rich friend Venmo requests you for $4: People with more money 'struggle with generosity,' expert says

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Why your rich friend Venmo requests you for $4: People with more money 'struggle with generosity,' expert says
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The American heritage dictionary definition 1: ^ An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth.

Seems that both fall squarely within the definition of greed.

I give you kudos for going American Heritage. It's the best American English Dictionary. Way better than Webster.

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If the other commenter's point is that "struggling with generosity" is just another way to say "greed", then I think that's overly reductionist

Obviously, but not overly unless you're being intentionally obtuse. Making abstract statements kinda requires reducing them to an common element, theme, or dimension. That's what abstraction and syllogism are all about.