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Irish_Dem

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1. It is a money addiction and sadism.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 05:48 PM

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There is not enough money in the world to fill the holes in their souls.
They will destroy the entire world and the inhabitants on it to meet
their insatiable need for money and power.

They also seem to enjoy hurting others with their money grabs.
The narcissism and sadism are off the charts.

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I believe that the drive to amass more & more wealth, no matter how much the person already has is [View all] tblue37 Monday OP

It is a money addiction and sadism. Irish_Dem Monday #1

Addiction is what I think too. raccoon Monday #2

I've been calling them "greed junkies" hvn_nbr_2 Tuesday #13

No amount of money will satisfy them. Irish_Dem Tuesday #17

True Codifer Wednesday #19

The money buys them the power. Irish_Dem Wednesday #22

.... markie Monday #3

One of the Deadly Sins: GREED dave99 Monday #4

It's definitely a mental illness. Everything wouldn't be enough. patphil Monday #5

Agree! KT2000 Monday #6

Me too. They are addicts. travelingthrulife Monday #7

In my theorizing, it's a form of arrested development nuxvomica Monday #8

"Money doesn't talk, It swears!!!" Ford_Prefect Monday #9

I'm a bit pathological, also. I can't hold on to what I've gathered. erronis Monday #10

They're thieves too purr-rat beauty Monday #11

Or given the haste at which the pace to redistribute wealth away from the middle-class and poor ffr Monday #12

In days of old they called it Gluttony... and a deadly sin n/t Tom Rinaldo Tuesday #14

check that...all of them. Tripper11 Tuesday #15

Well Done! n/t Tom Rinaldo Tuesday #16

Terror Management Theory (TMT) Another Jackalope Tuesday #18

I've referred to it as "scoreboarding." Happy Hoosier Wednesday #20

Crassus was the richest man in Rome who LOVED gold. dalton99a Wednesday #21

Message auto-removed Name removed Wednesday #23

Absolutely! SheltieLover Friday #24