The insatiable desire for land and wealth among medieval nobility

Medieval nobility displayed an insatiable desire for land and wealth, constantly seeking more despite already having abundant resources. Their interest in acquiring land was not genuine, with some even showing disinterest in the lands they stole. The nobles' main goal was extracting wealth, often at the expense of the common people living on the land. Through extractive taxation and predatory land acquisition schemes, nobles impoverished individuals and communities for their personal gain, leading to a culture that disguised itself as an economic system but inflicted social pressure even on the noble classes themselves.