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Originally Posted by elphenor
where would you draw the line here and still maintain integrity
suppose I want to buy a new TV, I don't need a new TV
should I instead donate the money to charity
it seems you do understand however that excess in the face of poverty is inherently immoral
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It's more that I think you can find a good balance between charity and selfishness and it's not worth feeling guilty about. Don't deny yourself the enjoyments of life that we literally slave for just to do something that makes such a small impact.
I think extreme excess in the face of poverty is immoral. Like people that collect extremely expensive, basically useless cars AND maintain them. Just being rich, though, no I don't think that makes somebody immoral. Neither do I find it immoral to indulge in yourself with things that bring a lot of enjoyment.