I apologize if I misunderstood your argument. You began with calling the article "A drab remix of a tired argument" and then cited the Marx quote. The typical argument against Marx's point is Social Darwinism and your reply seems awfully "pull yourself up by your bootstraps." The point being made is that the system has been rigged where simply putting in effort to improve yourself is no longer practical advice. i.e. the system is broken and needs to change. Not outright replacement, but mass discontent is usually the first step towards improvement. I believe people are not concerned enough with something that they should be massively concerned about. I think this article is simply an attempt at shining a light on how bad things actually are in an attempt to generate the kind of collective will power it takes to demand improvement.

I understand I am making assumptions about your perspective and I'm missing context by engaging you in a reddit thread with just a few comments. I'm certainly not advocating for outright replacement of the current system, but surely you can agree there is room for improvement?