Sadly Laodicea was probably the very worst of the churches, in spite of the compromises of some of the others. The features of the cities in which these churches were set are all pressed into service in the exhortations of the Lord to each church.
Affluence is most dangerous. The church in Laodicea was ruined by prosperity. Today, the western world has never been so affluent. If we could transport ourselves back a century ago only, people would have been nothing like so well off or so provided for. Even the poorest among us has a great deal these days. Affluence was the undoing of the church of Laodicea, and it can be the undoing of churches today also.