Moliére's "The Miser"

Greed

Greed, or avarice, is not the simple attraction to material goods; it is an irrational passion for accumulating things, an obsession to possess which drives those who suffer from it to self-destruction: Harpagon is prepared to sacrifice his relationship with his children and end up alone, with his riches, but alone...

Today’s society also seems to be a victim of this ailment and this behaviour could have serious and unexpected consequences.