Few seem to know the word, despite it being the core value of the developed Western world. Most, especially the worst offenders, do mental gymnastics to describe their avarice as a feature rather than the character defect and gaping chasm of emptiness where their heart should be that it is.
Avarice
Few seem to know the word, despite it being the core value of the developed Western world. Most, especially the worst offenders, do mental gymnastics to describe their avarice as a feature rather than the character defect and gaping chasm of emptiness where their heart should be that it is.