I usually don't boost memes without link, but this striking statement is easily supported by a tiny bit of research.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/is-it-reasonable-to-assume-tha-viIYtzlcSTy4wi7TVuWw1A

»How Norway got rich from Oil, but the UK didn’t«

https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/214768/economics/norway-uk-oil/

@oliver_schafeld

Yes, but in the UK, a very tiny number of people got a great deal of wealth the way the UK dealt with this, while the majority of citizens saw no benefit whatsoever.

Which was probably the goal in the first place
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