Not sure that says anything other than that the US may have been a more high tech reliant society at the time than the UK?
A power cut in 1910 isn't a big deal. A power cut to a hyper advanced sci fi civilization could result in the deaths of millions for an opener. Not sure your argument says what you want it to say. <grin>
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