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by BurningFrog 2338 days ago
It's easy to confuse relative and absolute wealth.

Relative: 1950s USA was easily the richest country in the world, and in history.

Absolute: In today's world, that affluence is only average for the world. Other countries around there are Brazil, China, and Algeria.

Both those things are true.

https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/gdp-per-capita/