Jack Stein wrote:

Greed is a word made up by man that defines excessive desire. Desire
is fine, excessive desire is not. Desire = good, excessive desire =
bad.

Okay, I'll play. In what way(s) is "excessive desire" bad?

Be careful in your choice to avoid the rejoinder "... then it's the
inability to control one's actions that's the culprit, not excessive
desire."