I just want to echo @fazool 's point which is very key: it’s not the majority of collectors who’ve suddenly become money-hungry stonkers, it’s just the loudest ones.
In any period of significant price increases, the money aspect will become more prevalent. We say this in 2016-17 when WOTC prices boomed for the first time. Then from 2018-19 the market slowed down a lot and nobody was coming in asking what was going to stonk next because nothing had gone up significantly.
A lot of people here make the mistake of believing that the Youtube/Instagram/E4 Discord Eggs are representative of the hobby. The vast majority of collectors don’t have a social media and aren’t posting for clout or views.
In fact, I’d argue the price rises have resulted in an explosion of appreciation for cards regardless of value. You’ve got people starting sowsow art collections, buying $2 Mad Party promos because the artwork is exceptional, adjusting goals to lower grades to still get those desired cards, and more. The perfect example of this is the 5 USD dreams thread from like April, literally just a bunch of people looking for cheap but exciting cards to appreciate.