I wanted to fact check this simply because it seems extreme. I have noticed that we sometimes spend on things that are not essential but I didn't think of how harmful that actually is. This is actually pretty insane.

I think this whole passages brings out how important society makes money when at a time there were more important concerns. This quote caught my attention because it brings up a significant point. Society taught us to value money because it could change our lives, as if it were like magic. However, this quote tells us that we cannot actually do anything with money. This just reminds me of how money has one function which is to spend on items we need to survive. So are we better off having a society that only cares about how much money you have when money only has one function?