The vast circle jerk of financial self-gratification comes at the expense of the health of the financial system, the wealth of regular people, and the happiness of those who pursue justice.
With the entrance of the dot.com bubble and Gen X (and eventually Gen Y) came a much more instant gratification, self-oriented nature to the workforce.
The abandonment of Zionist values and public and private integrity by our politicians and media has cast and kept Israel on a path of self-delusion where the only thing that matters is immediate gratification.