> Most people had to argue a lot to get this kind of money. That guy who found America? He lobbied for nearly a decade to get the money. See [1] and [2]. Peop

> Most people had to argue a lot to get this kind of money. That guy who found America? He lobbied for nearly a decade to get the money. See [1] and [2]. People weren't that rich back then because wealth wasn't that exorbitant in the past. We only got this wealth due to the industrial revolution and the digital revolution. Today even a slightly above-average guy in Europe is richer than most kings in the past. [1]: https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-christopher-columbus https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-abou... [2]: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/1010/Christopher-Columbus-Five-things-you-thought-you-knew-about-the-explorer/MYTH-Queen-Isabella-of-Spain-sold-the-crown-jewels-to-pay-for-Columbus-s-voyage https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/1010/Christopher-Columbus...