Fair enough, but I'm not joking either -- it's true that many revolts happen in the context of abject conditions, but it's more common for (particularly success

Fair enough, but I'm not joking either -- it's true that many revolts happen in the context of abject conditions, but it's more common for (particularly successful) revolution to occur in the context of a less-than-impovershed class (e.g. a merchant class) experiencing a collective realization that they're being systemically oppressed by the ruling class appeasing them with what the ruling class sees as a pittance that will pacify them. The French Revolution is the classic example of this phenomenon.