Greed was different in the Middle Ages.

[white_wolf]

I thought this was an interesting article. What is acceptable behavior on Wall Street now, might very well get you killed in Medieval Europe. I also think that this is article is interesting in that since it shows that greed hasn't always been encouraged, then maybe a future society will have even more negative attitude toward greed. I thought it might be an interesting read and open us up to a discussion on how different societies view money and wealth.

Link: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/august/greed-middle-ages-080212.html

[2on2u]

1. Link?? Would like to read it.... n't

[white_wolf]

2. Thanks, I knew I forgot something. It's fixed now. n/t

[msongs]

3. greed in the middle ages....aka the catholic church nt

[Zalatix]

4. They also engaged in peasant massacres to defend their wealth.

Or in the case of one guy in Midieval or late Midieval England whose name I cannot remember, he just killed peasants because he felt they were useless eaters. Someone on the DU had a post about him, but damn if I can find it now...