Evil men may use money for evil purposes, but money itself is but a convenient means of exchange of value between honest men, and there's absolutely nothing evil in that.
Kinda makes me not want to fly until they get the problem sorted out. Any ONE of these incidents could have resulted in a fireball on the runway with hundreds of fatalities.
Status-seekers used to tend to drive flashy cars and build big houses on lots with no trees so everyone going by could marvel at how much money they must have spent, but phone apps make self-validation much easier (and cheaper) for the personally insecure.