Money = Power. So the real question is why is there such a focus on power? Well first off as you pointed out in the post the system rewards, among others, psychopaths but this is not a bug but rather a feature because the system is run by psychopaths. Those who seek power are often those who ONLY seek power. Those who seek power for power's sake often set up the system so they can gain more power and so that it is conducive for them gaining power in the future. Statism is a religion based on the idea of having power over others. Whether the excuse for that is "the greater good" or "conquest" or "national security" or whatever else it still boils down to exerting coercion. But people don't like exercising such violence themselves so they elect "leaders" to do it for them and those leaders often turn out to be pychopaths because no one else is that bent on gaining power to put up with all the drama. Hence developing a psychopathic society hence a culture of worshiping power. All because most people find it acceptable to coerce their neighbour.