I'll do a little ethical philosophy here.
Suppose society is like a buffet of limited resources, where you can take as much or as little as you want, BUT if you take a lot, you are obligated to give a lot back in return. Would you take a relatively small amount or a relatively large amount? I'd take a relatively small amount just so I wouldn't have to give as much back.
Someone who takes a lot but gives a lot back is explicitly generous. Someone who takes just a little bit from the start so others could have something is implicitly generous. Someone who takes a little bit or a lot, and doesn't put a proportionate amount back is flat out greedy, but the more they take, the greedier they are. I'd like to think I'm ever so slightly greedy.
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