I think it's probably one of the core causes, but trying to piece together how a barely noticed yet fundamental change in the technology that is money can cause

I think it's probably one of the core causes, but trying to piece together how a barely noticed yet fundamental change in the technology that is money can cause all of these effects requires understanding money to an almost unreal level of depth. I'm still trying to figure out and wrap my head around it, but I think what they did had way more consequences than the architects of that decision realized, even deep cultural impacts, that, like many historical events, will only really be clearly understood in hindsight well into the future.