[jeffdavis]

Perhaps I took "storming the barricades" too literally, but the author kept repeating it.

If the author did mean some kind of violent uprising, then I stand by my point. There is little historical basis to think that the sort of inequality should be expected to lead directly to a revolution.

If that's not what the author meant, what did he mean by "storming the gates"? I guess it was a metaphor, but for what exactly? What purpose did it serve? I guess you can say the real point is elsewhere, and the title was just linkbait.

Regardless, it would almost be a challenge to not read the entire piece. It was incredibly short -- but I double checked just because you asked, and yes, I did make it to the end.