Great post and interesting comparison.

I'm not sure about the playing field being that level ATM.
I mean yesterday I'm reading that twitter lost $10 billion over the last 10 yrs yet the big names in that area are "rich" & wealthy.

I think the new crop of 'rich' people will be those who are creative (eg steemians) , entrepreneurial (BTC type investors) or just tech savy (app creators) .

But the "elitist" culture is fading fast IMHO.
A new world dawns.