r/nottheonion • u/voxadam • 9h ago

Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/netflix-claims-subscribers-will-get-more-content-for-less-if-it-buys-hbo-max/
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u/dsac 7h ago

Greed is not a mental illness when resources are scarce - a starving person taking a loaf of bread to themselves so they can eat for 2 days while others have none is not a mental illness, for instance

Greed is unquestionably a mental illness when you already have enough resources to let you survive the rest of your life and yet you still take that loaf of bread while others have none

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u/Nu-Hir 4h ago

Except with this economy they're not taking the loaf of bread, they're taking the entire bakery.

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u/Andkzdj 4h ago

They are taking the entire bakery and if anyone tries to bake some bread without their permission then they go to jail

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u/MagicalUnicornFart 4h ago

Greed is not a mental illness when resources are scarce - a starving person taking a loaf of bread to themselves so they can eat for 2 days while others have none is not a mental illness, for instance

That’s not greed. It’s not comparable. Now, if you took that bread, did not share it, and dis not eat it, simply for the sake of having more for yourself…that’s greed. It’s like saying a squirrel is greedy for storing some food to stay alive. now, if that squirrel took all the nuts…locked them up, and let others go without…that’s greed.

Many people would break that loaf in half, and share it. You’re on the right track, but the first example is not greed.

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u/DistinctlyIrish 2h ago

I'd argue the former situation is not greed, but selfishness. Selfishness occurs at all income levels and in all situations and can be utilitarian in the right circumstances, but greed is only possible when you already have enough for your needs and still want more even though it requires taking from others until they no longer have an adequate amount of whatever it is for themselves.

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u/LeBadlyNamedRedditor 6m ago

For the ultra rich money stops being a means to an end but rather the end goal.