Comment Comment by octokatt Heidi came out in 1881 [0], right around when the phone was invented and after Switzerland had a decade or so of political turmoil [1].When things get complicated, nostalgia for the simplicity of rural life, without things like dirt or economic scarcity, tend to come to the fore [2].[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi [1] http://history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch/timeline-sw... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostalgia#As_a_political_tool parent octokatt 5 years ago
When things get complicated, nostalgia for the simplicity of rural life, without things like dirt or economic scarcity, tend to come to the fore [2].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi [1] http://history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch/timeline-sw... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostalgia#As_a_political_tool