counterfactual, sure.
but the framing of the question makes a difference too, especially the units of measure and the age of the reader.
1800s vs 1960 == ancient history
1960 vs 2020 == my whole life
those don't see like apples to apples. perhaps the point, but "the 1800s" also includes 159 years ago--not the same.
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