The article isn't saying that wealth is unattainable, just that the wealth of the 1% is unattainable. A reasonable amount of wealth (middle/upper-middle class)

The article isn't saying that wealth is unattainable, just that the wealth of the 1% is unattainable. A reasonable amount of wealth (middle/upper-middle class) is attainable. As other people have commented, most people don't care even to be in the 1%.