That's not a common definition of poor. This is one that would be more in line with typical use:

> Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.

From https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/poor

>Poor is where you must work to maintain your lifestyle.

Said no one ever. That's almost insulting to people who have actual financial problems.

This is the most Silicon Valley thing I’ve ever read and it makes me sad how far we’ve come from the pure joy of hacking.