No it wouldn't. "The modern imperialism" made kings of mere 200 years ago look poor in comparison with today's tradesmen in many respects such as transport, hea

No it wouldn't. "The modern imperialism" made kings of mere 200 years ago look poor in comparison with today's tradesmen in many respects such as transport, healthcare, heating and many more. Hundreds became billionaires, billions got out of mud huts. Somewhat tangent, a virus killing even 20% of the West (and spare the rest) would spell unimaginable doom on said rest by second-order economic effects.