@icedquinn @aven europe in general was wild as hell during the Industrial Revolution. Populations skyrocketed, cities became crammed, etc. For one, Switzerland is today one of the richest countries (per capita), but mere 200 years ago it suffered from borderline famine for decades, up to the point when a third of its entire population fucked off to Americas. There is a reason why Uruguay has a place called Nuevo Helvetica that makes Swiss cheese.