“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. ”

— 1 Timothy 6:10 KJV (The King James Bible) <https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/1_Timothy#...>

Most people do that to some extent. There are worse things.

This is what weak people say to comfort themselves in a world with hierarchy and power differential.