But that's poverty. I tried with my little atom notebook to mine and it was just NOT profitable.
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The rich will stay rich and the poor will continue to stay poor.
You could spend $250 on a notebook. You were on the internet. You had time to play around with bitcoin.
You had food, water, education. You were getting your medicine so you also enjoyed healthcare. Did you actually at any time fail to pay for any of your basic needs?
Many people in the world would consider you rich.
On the side: mining bitcoin in 2011 was not profitable? Look how much the coins you (could have) mined then are (would have been) worth now. It wouldn't have earned you money in 1 week. But the returns over 2 years would have been significant. Yes, there is a risk. People generally don't earn money without significant effort or taking risk.