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It's more a measurement of how useful you appear to rich people. You can't make money being useful to people without money. You can make money convincing rich people you're useful to them when you're not.


> It's more a measurement of how useful you appear to rich people. You can't make money being useful to people without money.

I disagree that the two types of people are "rich people" and "people with no money"; the latter of which is vanishingly rare in developed countries.

> You can make money convincing rich people you're useful to them when you're not.

You can, but I don't think this accounts for all or most or much movement of money.


>the latter of which is vanishingly rare in developed countries.

You may live in a bubble


Hence the limiting of things to developed countries.


Even in developed countries many people live in poverty!


That's partly because the word "poverty" gets redefined. It doesn't mean "people with no money", which is the only statement being challenged.


Lots of businesses make money from people who are poor. Your average McDonalds demographic.




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