An interesting thought experiment is to even consider how comfortably most of us could live in a totally early 1950's environment, without any of our modern day luxuries. I'd think that our feelings for the nostalgia of 1950's period would quickly fade away, probably more so for us that had never originally experienced living through those years. I can only imagine how something like that could mess with ones mind after several weeks exposure. Sort of like being thrown into the Truman Show type scenario after first having experiencing the outside world.
