He mechanically ate his food, but his mind was preoccupied with other things.,It feels like the 1940s or 50s, or perhaps the 1950s or 60s. Technology wasn't very advanced, but it was also a period of technological explosion.,Maybe, but some have limits. They might buy one or two more houses and then when they're old, they can stare at an asset that's doubled compared to their previous life, which isn't quite what they had in mind when they started.。