I was asked on Twitter the other day to explain the difference between Objectivism and raw greed. Twitter is not really a good platform to answer such a question, but my attempt was two tweets:
short and incomplete answer: time frame. Objectivism=long range, lifetime view; “pure greed”=short range, spur of the moment
And rationality (Objectivism) vs irrationality (raw greed).
I thought I would make an attempt here to provide a more complete answer given my current state of knowledge.