Their's one thing I've got to understand about making wealth, most poor people are not very patient that's why you see that majority of people who go after ponzi's and stuffs with short-term goals are mostly poor people, the rich don't have time for that their focus is on the future and making sure that they keep being wealthy therefore they invest and do that for a longer period to get more profits in the future.
It is noteworthy to say that richness also comes from the mind and not necessarily from the pocket. While rich people are known for patience and perseverance as a panacea to withstand temptations of the heart that comes with holding funds for so long, the poor people are generally affected by the opposite which is as a result of impatience and lack of perseverance. Sometimes, you don't want to blame this category of individuals, because they literally cannot afford the 'luxury' of engaging in long-term investments. I called it luxury because, investments are in real sense not for everyone, rather those who have the financial capacity and discipline to engage in it.
However, I'm still very much of the opinion that poverty of the mind is more impactful to investments than the poverty of the pocket. While some poor individuals may have the patience and perseverance to hold funds for long term, say 2 years and more, like seen with some of my friends out there, some wealthy people don't have the patience because just acquiring the wealth alone isn't a standing rule that the individual will posses such unique characteristics. I actually goes beyond that.
That's why many rich people who criticised Bitcoin in the past are now top investors in it, they had no option but to jump in after they realised it's potential and how good it is as an asset for investment, many poor people are still blind and eager to make quick money that's why they prioritize stuffs like trading and ponzi's to make wealth, well luck do play a role in the life of some people who chose those path but then everyone can't be lucky, the rich knows that and that's why the choose a path that's less riskier but requires patience which is investments.
So, because it is a thing of the mindset like I mentioned earlier, it will always be like that. Also imagine why most formidable and developed economies like the United States were against the bitcoin potentials as an asset to ravel with, nonetheless, the government is gradually becoming one of the biggest economies walking towards the path of driving the digital assets economy around the world, whereas countries with abundant natural resources (which could be referred to as the true richest countries) that could have invested heavily in the technology are still lying fallow till date still goes back to the mindset.