>>507955680
>>507955906
You’re arguing that the reason the British Empire was successful was because they used Tea to dumb down their own population to industrialize
Yet you fail to conceptualize that by the time mass industrialization was we truly know it was occurring the Pax Britanica had already been established
Ever industrialized country dealt with exploitative working wages during early industrialization
What im telling you is that the commodities that British controlled were mainly used not for self consumption but to sell further into the market and enrich themselves more
They hoarded coin not physical goods

If you want to consider an empire that took resources directly for consumption look at the spanish and compare them to the brits

>>22842193
>>22842194
You’re arguing that the reason the British Empire was successful was because they used Tea to dumb down their own population to industrialize
Yet you fail to conceptualize that by the time mass industrialization was we truly know it was occurring the Pax Britanica had already been established
Ever industrialized country dealt with exploitative working wages during early industrialization
What im telling you is that the commodities that British controlled were mainly used not for self consumption but to sell further into the market and enrich themselves more
They hoarded coin not physical goods

If you want to consider an empire that took resources directly for consumption look at the spanish and compare them to the brits