Incorrectly assumes that America was "stupid and provincial" in the past. Apart from some countries during gold rushes or oil booms, the U.S. has been the riche

Incorrectly assumes that America was "stupid and provincial" in the past. Apart from some countries during gold rushes or oil booms, the U.S. has been the richest country in the world in terms of per-capita GDP for over 200 years: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/bdvazr/top_countries_by_gdp_per_capita_over_the_past_200 https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/bdvazr/top.... Not a country that was built by "stupid and provincial" people.