Money isn't the most important thing in life but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the 'gotta have it' scale.
A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.
The highest use of capital is not to make more money but to make money do...
Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven't gone through the regimen of learning how to write. And of course everyone wants to own copyrights.