The combo my in-laws used to make was pear, sour cream, and cheddar cheese. I was skeptical at first, but it was really good.

Maybe it was mostly the eggs. More than one person that lived to be the oldest shared that they ate eggs regularly: Emma Morano, Violet Brown, and Susannah Mushatt Jones. Emma Morano said she ate three eggs every day. https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/the-worlds-oldest-woman-reveals-the-food-she-swears-by/elxvgsctf

It’s so cute. It’s like an amalgam of all the rodents: mouse, rat, guinea pig, hamster, marmot, tribble.

Or it’s just a creative, figurative way to express a difficult concept.

Power has corrupted long, long before capitalism. Power and corruption are ancient beings.

Because money robs the intrinsic joys of life.

Lots of research proves it. Here’s just one example https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/intrinsic-joy-sparks-ideas-better-than-cash

Also, money is literally power and no one handles power well. It corrupts and the more money the more it ruins people. It really is the root of all that’s bad.