'Hopefully at some point we realize that the longer we overvalue money the worse things will get'
I'll probably regret this but maybe you can clarify what you mean?
Despite what everyone says about the equality gap everyone is better off than we've ever been in human history with regards to things we have, food we can eat, clothing, shelter, health, the list goes on.
Just because the rich are richer than ever before does not mean the poor are poorer than ever before.