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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 7144613, member: 105571&quot;]I believe that the early Americans would rather quickly adjust to the technological advancements of our day.&nbsp; They would however, never adjust to the cultural and sociological changes.&nbsp; To your original question regarding spending lots of disposable income on what they would consider trivialities, remember that 99% of people back then did not have any disposable income-their lives were mostly hand-to-mouth from cradle-to-grave.&nbsp; So yes, they would/could not appreciate our hobby and would think us fools of the first order.</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of notable exceptions might be Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, both noted for their polymath interests.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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