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ah, smithsonian also did one! good. Yes, exactly.
Wait until you learn that what we conceive of as capitalism today comes out of puritanism - namely, the "your life is work and everything else is wasteful" ethic that underlies modern "work ethic" ideas.
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There was a great post not so long ago linked to a Smithsonian article that lays out the fact that it really didn't happen. Just a bunch of Puritans publishing misinformation in a effort trying to stop it.
As it seems you've put so much energy into researching the subject I think you'll enjoy reading it!
Here's a link to that post:
There Never Was a Real Tulip Fever