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If you consider US versus any single European country yes. But we are talking about US getting brains from all over Europe. The combined GDP of the top 3 Europ
by Galanwe 2y ago
If you consider US versus any single European country yes.
But we are talking about US getting brains from all over Europe. The combined GDP of the top 3 European countries (Germany, UK, France) pre WW1/2 is larger than the US, just as the GDP per capita of any individual European country pre WW1/2 is higher as well.
- TulliusCicero 2y ago> just as the GDP per capita of any individual European country pre WW1/2 is higher as well. Is that true? https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F400a9475-6f33-4239-96f2-7ec6d49dfa1f_2048x1338.png https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_pr...
- Galanwe 2y agoOh indeed, I looked at the GDP numbers and divided by the current population ratio, looks like it changed more than I thought across time.