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.
I think wealth is something that can pass on generations to generations and rich is just you. If you are not sure that your grand grand son will live without worry of money than you are not wealthy, yet if you are living alright despite that you are rich.
I do not have too much expenses so anything like 500$ a month is enough for me, anything above that makes me into a rich person because I am capable of doing whatever I do and still have money left. You need to have enough money to make sure your kids live well and their kids are well and so forth in order to make sure you are wealthy.