Money is described as the modern day devil that is the root cause of many of humanity's greatest evils and problems. It has led to brutal wars that killed countless innocents, prejudices that exploited people, widespread poverty and starvation, environmental destruction, manipulation and exploitation of people, conflicts between families and groups, discrimination, wildlife poaching, rape, and more. While these issues also have other complex contributing factors, the passage argues that the overarching driving force behind much of human suffering is the insatiable pursuit and worship of money above all else in modern society.