Without being a Debbie Downer (Sad Steph?) this nostalgia / clinging onto the past is literally why conservatism is having such a moment and has such a grip on people. Too much change that feels threatening to historic power dynamics = try and revert back to what ‘was’ (even when more often than not, this idea/ideal of the past isn’t even real).
Side note; the modern phenomenon of ‘anemoia’ or a nostalgia for a time you never knew is so fascinating (and understandable). Someone was telling me just the other day about their 16 year old making them a 20 minute vlog about how lucky the mum was to grow up in a time before the internet / phones, and surrounded by such seminal and brilliant music. But also it’s not like the 80s/90s/00s weren’t exactly problem free.
Hi Sad Steph! Yes it's fascinating how we idealise the past / only remember the good stuff. I've never even heard about that phenomenon of nostalgia you didn't even live through... what on earth. Saying that, it would've been fun to have been a 13 year old girl when the Beatles hit the scene.
I do feel lucky being a millennial having experienced both the analogue world / having to wait for TV shows weekly / having to make plans in advance on the home phone and fast forward to today, good to have some perspective on what's changed.
Without being a Debbie Downer (Sad Steph?) this nostalgia / clinging onto the past is literally why conservatism is having such a moment and has such a grip on people. Too much change that feels threatening to historic power dynamics = try and revert back to what ‘was’ (even when more often than not, this idea/ideal of the past isn’t even real).
Side note; the modern phenomenon of ‘anemoia’ or a nostalgia for a time you never knew is so fascinating (and understandable). Someone was telling me just the other day about their 16 year old making them a 20 minute vlog about how lucky the mum was to grow up in a time before the internet / phones, and surrounded by such seminal and brilliant music. But also it’s not like the 80s/90s/00s weren’t exactly problem free.
Hi Sad Steph! Yes it's fascinating how we idealise the past / only remember the good stuff. I've never even heard about that phenomenon of nostalgia you didn't even live through... what on earth. Saying that, it would've been fun to have been a 13 year old girl when the Beatles hit the scene.
I do feel lucky being a millennial having experienced both the analogue world / having to wait for TV shows weekly / having to make plans in advance on the home phone and fast forward to today, good to have some perspective on what's changed.
Enjoy this adventure. And keep reading non fiction!
thanks, will do, Karen!