Have you ever noticed how the word growth used to mean something good? You know, plants growing, kids growing, civilizations advancing, that sort of shit. Now it just means “how much more can we squeeze out of the same lemon before it turns to dust.” The greed that’s killing us isn’t just corporate greed; it’s this psychotic obsession with growth itself. The idea that if you’re not growing, you’re dying. Newsflash: sometimes maintaining is the win. Sometimes stability is the point. But no! Everyone’s high on the cult of endless expansion.

People invest in the stock market, and corporations panic to keep them happy. That means every quarter must look better than the last, or some shareholder throws a tantrum. So what do the companies do? They cut corners. They cheapen the product, lay off people, outsource, throw quality out the window, all to bump the line up a tiny bit. And here’s the hilarious part: the same people who are the investors are also the customers. You’re funding the same corporate vampires sucking the life out of the stuff you buy. You demand “growth” from your portfolio, and then you complain when your shampoo doesn’t lather right anymore or your cereal bag is 30% air. Congrats! You’re both the executioner and the corpse.

It’s a vicious, self-feeding loop. You want higher profits, they give you higher prices, smaller portions, cheaper materials, and somehow manage to sell it all as “innovation.” Because everything must always be new and improved, never mind that “improved” now means “barely functional but comes with a subscription plan.”

And don’t even get me started on the bullshit UI and UX updates. I ranted about that in another post, but it’s worth repeating: companies can’t just leave a perfectly working interface alone. No, they’ve got to grow it. Add buttons no one asked for. Hide the settings behind 47 menus. Break what used to work flawlessly because someone in marketing needed a bullet point to justify their salary. “We’re improving user experience!” No, you’re ruining it so you can slap a new version number on the box.

The entire system is a snake eating its own tail. We’re choking on our obsession with progress. We don’t want sustainability, we want speed. We don’t wish for enough; we want more. And that “more” is the silent poison. It’s the reason your favorite brand sucks now. It’s the reason everything feels cheaper, emptier, more disposable. The greed isn’t just theirs—it’s ours. Because we keep feeding the monster and calling it “growth.”

So yeah, the greed is killing us. But don’t look at the corporations. Look in the mirror. They’re just giving us exactly what we keep asking for.