I hate Britain [Rant thread]

[Ignoramus]

I know that, but I hardly want the Black Death to wipe out the third of the world's population again. And yet, that's what kept the population under control; Plagues, pestilence, famine, starvation, war, and drought all controlled the population. Now while I'm glad that there are a lot fewer wars these days, there's more food around, and medicine has advanced dramatically, you begin to wonder if this really is good.

Edit: What I mean to say is that while people are living longer, are they living better off? My answer is no.