Personally, I think we indirectly and directly give more and more power to money with our love and pursuit for money. There are people who are willing to do unimaginable things hence selling their conscience and their soul for money. These are the people that let money rule and control them.
Thankfully there are still people who wouldn’t dance to the sweet sweet tunes of money no matter how skilled the player is.
Money would rule the world if only we allow it.
I have never seen anyone in the world say they don't need money, even monks want to get a lot of money in today's society. Our society is becoming more pragmatic, and everyone is aware that money is everything, when you have the money, you have it all. Money can't buy happiness, can't buy health... those sayings are no longer true in today's world. As long as you have the money, you will get all those things. Without money, you have no health, no love, no respect, that's what's happening.