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by lettergram 1637 days ago
> I am not trying to be mean either when I say this; but I pray my children aren’t horrible little goblins such as yourself.

I also pointed out you should maximize knowledge, culture, spirituality.

Since you mentioned God, perhaps you're aware of Proverbs 13:12

> A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.

There are many such quotes. What is wealth creation, but a measure of ones value to society?

I never claimed you shouldn't be charitable, inspirational or helpful to others. If I make a wonderful widget, sell trillions of dollars and then help create a corporation to cure cancer making more trillions is that "selfish", perhaps! But wouldn't that be better to society?

At the end of the day, everyone is equally selfish, even those who claim to be altruists -- they do it to make themselves feel good. You're doing things for your reasons, but your doing it for yourself.

I hope you evaluate what truly is valuable. I don't think there's a correct answer here, but calling someone a goblin is beneath you.