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What’s it called when you’re nostalgic about a time you didn’t exist during? (midwest.social)

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What’s it called when you’re nostalgic for a time you didn’t live through, like teenagers feeling nostalgic and “looking back” on i.e. the 80s or 90s?

I was born in the 2000s, but somehow I feel a sort of longing to live during the 80s. I have watched a bunch of movies produced during that time, and I realise they may not be a totally realistic depiction of the time period, but for some reason I “miss” the 80s. I don’t mean the struggles of marginalised groups or the politics, but rather the feeling of “old school” and people socialising, the shows playing on TV during that time, the diners, the discotheques, the clubs, the music and fashion and hairstyles… there’s just something cozy about the 80s, how technology wasn’t super developed, how people were still discovering things. Don’t misunderstand me though, I’m glad about the technological advancements we have achieved today, and I realise my image of the 80s may be skewed since I literally didn’t exist during that time, lol.

What’s this feeling called? Has anybody else felt the same way about a time period that isn’t the 2020s?

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[+] tallwookie@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[-] chooglers@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

how were the 90's for you big dawg?

[-] PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

The Simpsons were good then.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 4 points 1 year ago

You seems to have missed a lot.

[-] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

lived through the 80s.

And survived. Congratulations. (I managed to get out in one piece as well)

clothing styles were shit.

Never noticed, jeans, shirt, sweater when cold, done. (Still same here ;) )

computers were shit.

PCs were shit, the rest was pretty neat. (I'm still surprised that PCs and Apples got out and the rest, which was better by miles, didn't)

telecommunications were shit.

That was great. When out of the building, you were free, no trackers, nobody calling when you didn't want to be available... great. I still leave the phone at home when I'm going out and not off to work.

entertainment was shit.

Battlestar Galactica (or was that the 70s) and ST-TNG, The young ones... OK, the rest was terrible.

socializing wasnt bad but ultimately it was shit.

Check, but no change there.

food choices were shit.

Not much improvement, just more.

music was largely shit.

I liked the music.

overall the 80s were shit.

Not more the other decades I survived. This one is terrible due to climate issues though.

[-] huginn@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

The climate issues are echos from the 80s... it's not like this decade is to blame for them.

[-] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Alas, nop. 60/70s issue, so even before our (or at least my) time. The 'earn cash now, clean up later' economy really took off in rthe 80s and 90s, but has it's start in the late 60s early 70s.

Unlimited growth in a limited environment... who ever though that such nonsense would work in economics when it has been proven it's impossible in all other fields.

[-] huginn@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

Sure but the 80s were when we knew as an entire nation that global warming was coming to wreck our shit.

Exxon had an entire team dedicated to energy transition. They had extensive documents proving global warming.

And then they and other oil companies managed to punt the action, scrap their internal teams and bury their heads in the sand because of profits.

The head of every oil company should've been brought up in front of the fucking Hague for that shit. Too bad they're already all dead.

[-] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sure but the 80s were when we knew as an entire nation that global warming was coming to wreck our shit.

Then I'm curious which nation you are in that denied the issues in the 70s. The 1st UN climate conference was in Stockholm in 1972.

Exxon had an entire team dedicated to energy transition. They had extensive documents proving global warming.

In the capitalisting era, nothing was more important then making money, not even species survival in the (near) future was important enough to allow to rean a few cent less.

And then they and other oil companies managed to punt the action, scrap their internal teams and bury their heads in the sand because of profits.

Check, this.

The head of every oil company should’ve been brought up in front of the fucking Hague for that shit. Too bad they’re already all dead.

Nah, even the current ones can be brought to court, but not only the oil company execs, even governments are to blame. It would be a major improvement when something would be done, instead of still denying something is wrong.

This is fine

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Entertainment was shit?

Back then people absolutely loved going out to ride bikes, skate, swim, play baseball, football, horseshoes, go fishing, whatever floated your boat.

There was way more to entertainment than Pong and Pac-Man...

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