Another reason we most likely fared less well, is the terrible state of the nation’s health. More FAT people in the U.K. than any other European country, terrible addiction to cheap factory-produced food; more diabetics and getting more all the time. Diabetes almost did not exist until Europe discovered America, then we brought back many items:
Potato, Cocaine, Maize, Tomato, Vanilla, Brazil nuts, Turkey, Sugar, tobacco.
Without some of these items, we would not have had American Factory Food.
Less people would be so ill. So many millions would not have died from cancer, from diabetes.
America has a lot to answer for. But the real, real, culprit is always greed.