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This was a direct response to someone saying "You can easily transfer someone a small sum of money using their phone number."
You can't easily transfer someone money using their phone if they don't have one. (Though I learned after that many do have phones, many aren't smart phones and they do have high turnover of phone and phone number. So I think cash is still superior overall)
Why would I need to transfer money to the homeless?
Did you not read the previous comments? The context includes "I never give the homeless money, but I often buy them food." and also the idea of being a cashless society.
Some people give the homeless money because the homeless person doesn't have any, and if you give them a couple dollars they can get something to eat. I don't have to explain charity, I hope.
Again. Why would I give a homeless person money for food, if I can just give them food?
Perhaps you have money on you, but no food. You may be in a place where food cannot be readily purchased (eg: a subway train).
I won't have money on me, I don't carry cash, as previously stated. In a case like that I would give the homeless person nothing. I have no obligation to help people.