> The modern world doesn't give, say, the average American much leisure time nor money. The average American watches three hours of television a day. The only

> The modern world doesn't give, say, the average American much leisure time nor money. The average American watches three hours of television a day. The only countries with higher GDP per capita are city states or comparable to US metro areas and if you look at the better measure of average individual consumption the US beats literally everyone despite being most of a continent and 1/20 of the world’s population. If the average American lacks time and money I struggle to describe living standards in the UK or Malaysia.