Greed makes people do things that are hasty and stupid. Love makes people do things that are hasty and stupid. ... All emotions are by definition impulsive and irrational and thus hasty and stupid. You are cherry picking.
> All emotions are by definition impulsive and irrational and thus hasty and stupid
That isn't true. Emotions are usually rational, and may or may not be swift. Consider greed - it can be harnessed to power long-term plans, as can be seen when looking at the economy. And that is hardly cherry picking, we're surrounded by examples and it is foundational to the theory of why it all works. Consider someone saving up money to buy a fancy car. That might be a decision powered by love; is probably powered by greed and it seems a stretch to say people would do that because they were really angry with the world.
Anger doesn't have the same staying power as positive emotions, or more neutral emotions like greed.
> You are cherry picking.
You may note I'm explicitly asking Mr. matthewmacleod to cherry pick.
That isn't true. Emotions are usually rational, and may or may not be swift. Consider greed - it can be harnessed to power long-term plans, as can be seen when looking at the economy. And that is hardly cherry picking, we're surrounded by examples and it is foundational to the theory of why it all works. Consider someone saving up money to buy a fancy car. That might be a decision powered by love; is probably powered by greed and it seems a stretch to say people would do that because they were really angry with the world.
Anger doesn't have the same staying power as positive emotions, or more neutral emotions like greed.
> You are cherry picking.
You may note I'm explicitly asking Mr. matthewmacleod to cherry pick.