It's a myth that Americans are greedier than other people. Few people want money... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		slibhb on Jan 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Toxic culture is driving the great resignation It's a myth that Americans are greedier than other people. Few people want money for its own sake. Some people are competitive, they want to earn money for status reasons. Or they just want to advance their career and money is a follow-on from that. Other people want money so they can buy expensive things or live in a nice house. Others just want to support their family.

nottorp on Jan 13, 2022 | [–]

> It's a myth that Americans are greedier than other people.

You think? Just one thing I read between the lines before LED lights. Europeans had 1-200 W of lighting in a room, or even less. Americans had 400W+.

I move that some things aren't even noticed but more wasteful in the US.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact