The first time I saw a large cheque waved in front of me, I fell for it hook line and sinker :) Having lived through the dotcom bust/2008 financial crash and all kinds of other events, all I know is Learning takes time.
I had to fall and be miserable to learn. The second time around I didn't take the cheque. I had to also learn financial independence gave me choices. And lots of people don't have choices. All that creates conditions for the contradictions we see. But things change. The world is not static. I also learnt the hard way, naming/shaming/comparing/judging etc is not the most effective in speeding up that Learning process. It creates more defensiveness and counter reactions that drain energy further. There are better routes to create understanding. Search for them and redirect that passion in your comment into those routes.