The economic system in many countries is really faulty. This does not pertain to the digital world only. Things are built in a way that the rich only get richer. And the poor get poorer. So, it's not necessarily new. Unfortunately, I don't see any possible change in the near future. But if you're not wealthy, you can pose to be wealthy. And if you work with the right principles, sooner or later, you will be rich actually.
This was the old mentality of the people and that this terminology does not hold valid as people have already started proving it wrong. There is no such way because of which we can support this argument as there are people who are now earning a huge amount of money and that they were not having enough of the resources in the past. It is all the hard work and determination which will help you in accomplishing your goals.