But why? What about The Incident caused this?
Oh, and another question (this one will NOT get an answer, 'cause the reality is the writers screwed up)–The Hatch/Swan was built in about 1978 or so. There was regular contact with the mainland until 1989 ish.
So why was The Hatch filled with late '60s/early '70s artifacts? Everything in Dharma was more modern than the stuff in The Hatch? Why is the collection of music from circa 1968 or so? Why is the decor 1971-ish?
This bugs me far, far more than it should. But along with The Numbers, The Hatch is what got me hooked. And…well…neither paid off. The idea…the promise of them both was better than the final reveal.