The worlds poor? Define that for me.
The poor I know are from my childhood, well I was one of them.
Maybe because many resources have now been minded up for example? And then there are now lots of population and pollution. And then there are many parts of the world that are also literally poor. Being poor can have different meaning and apart from what is already said, we can also add what you said there of poor childhood. Again, it may not really be about money but maybe we have a broken family, we are being bullied, etc... I feel sorry for what you had experienced. You are not alone with that but I hope you guys can experience a better life later on if you haven't experienced it yet.
Nothing though compares to someone poor here, where I happen to live now.
Unbanked, unable to count, unable to save, grown up in a neighborhood where crime is the only option to make career.
If we are unbanked and it is hard for us to approach a real bank, there is always Bitcoin which is said also created for the unbanked. The last thing that you said is scary but I think this isn't true at all. We only think there is no option but there is actually if we open our minds really well.