@Hypocrisy_Central What I really meant was that we don’t necessarily have a horde of such people. Those emotions can lead to self sabotage, but do most people out there engage in self sabotage? If not, then there’s no reason to think that these emotions are exceedingly common.
As I said earlier, I think some good can also come of emotions that can have negative consequences, depending on the context. I listed fear as one of the “downfall” emotions, but of course fear can also keep people safe in certain contexts.
There are some emotions that I don’t believe lead to any good. Greed is one of those. I wouldn’t call ego an emotion, but pride is. Pride can be good – for example, taking pride in one’s work can lead to doing a better job. And anger is sometimes very appropriate – anger at injustice, for example.
But when you describe someone as an “egotistical, angry man who is exceedingly greedy”, it sounds like the emotions are not being used in a healthy or useful context, though.