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[โ€“] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well, every sin is just about selfishness if you think about it long enough.

[โ€“] Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

not really, every sin is about pride. It's a fine but significant distinction. I.e. a purely selfish person has no reason to be envious in a distinct sense from being greedy.