Life is different because the pilgrims didn't have electricity or electronics back in the day and the early had any clothes
I read a book about that it true
They would at some point run out of available resources. At which point there economy would cease to plateau and begin a steady decline. History has shown us that our best economy is when we are at war or imperializing.
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Goose feathers were most common, some were also made from other birds but not as common and usually more expensive. They were used as a writing tool.
The Soviet Union mostly had organizations and agencies that would carry out communist policies and often remove anyone who would try to oppose them. Most known for this was the KGB who covered up many such cases.