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The Bermuda Depths

The Leftovers • 79 implied HN points • 20 Sep 22
🎭️ Culture Film Nostalgia Community Review Memory
  1. Childhood memories can have a lasting impact on our lives, even if we remember only fragments of them.
  2. Nostalgia can be powerful, leading us to seek out and revisit things from our past that hold special meaning.
  3. Shared experiences from childhood can create connections with strangers around the world, uniting people in unexpected ways.

Sadly, Freddie DeBoer is really, really wrong

Perfecting Equilibrium • 19 implied HN points • 09 Jul 23
🎭️ Culture History Music Opinion Nostalgia
  1. The author strongly disagrees with Freddie DeBoer's view on the 90s being the best time to be alive, arguing that the 80s were better due to various reasons.
  2. The Y2K panic of the 90s was a significant event fueled by concerns over outdated computer systems and potential catastrophic consequences.
  3. The author provides a personal perspective stating the challenges of the 70s, the betterment seen in the 80s, and highlighting the historical events of each decade.
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A foreign country is the past

The Leftovers • 39 implied HN points • 15 Dec 21
🎭️ Culture Bars Nostalgia Memories
  1. The nostalgia for old, familiar places like bars can be strong, especially when they undergo significant changes or closures.
  2. The speaker expresses a sense of being stuck in the past and longing for the way things used to be, especially due to the impact of the pandemic.
  3. The evolution of places from traditional to modern settings, like old bars becoming more contemporary, can evoke feelings of nostalgia and loss.

Welcome to the season of socialized nostalgia

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 59 implied HN points • 04 Dec 20
🎭️ Culture Nostalgia Tech Companies Social media Online Communities Internet culture
  1. 2020 has been different, leading tech companies to change approaches to the usual holiday season nostalgia content.
  2. Revisiting past memories through social media platforms during the pandemic-induced trauma can feel unsettling and jarring.
  3. YouTube's decision to skip its annual year-end rewind reflects a shift in how we remember and commemorate this unique year.

Mono

The Leftovers • 19 implied HN points • 03 Dec 21
🎭️ Culture Language Nostalgia Home Memory Literature
  1. The importance and comfort of one's mother tongue and the feeling of home it provides.
  2. Realizing that the concept of 'home' can be an illusion and homesickness might be a fundamental state of being.
  3. The struggle with memories, homesickness, and the challenge of reconciling the past with the present.

DJ Big Dumb Idiot: Parasite

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Music Inspirational Literature Nostalgia Visual art
  1. DJ Big Dumb Idiot's work is both deeply serious and deeply unserious, making them embolden each other.
  2. The author struggled to incorporate new knowledge into their existing art practice and needed to become DJ Big Dumb Idiot to finish their project.
  3. Parasite, a jungle tune, mourns lost futures and Mark Fisher's work, aiming to be part of a world that could be free.

Owen Carry: The “Blovad Effect,” Camouflage-Core, and What It Means for Post-Corny Fashion

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Oct 22
🪞 Fashion & Beauty Fashion Trends Subcultures Nostalgia Aesthetics
  1. Social media has a significant impact on fashion and personal style, blurring the lines between online persona and real-world identity.
  2. The cyclical nature of nostalgia in fashion is accelerated by trends set by influencers, leading to niche subcultures and evolving fashion trends.
  3. Fashion subversion and the quest for cutting-edge aesthetics in a post-cliché world involve a complex interplay between embracing nostalgia, challenging norms, and seeking new, unexpected elements.

Jakob Maier: Friend

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎭️ Culture Entertainment Media Consumption Nostalgia Digital Media Identity
  1. Media consumption plays a significant role in filling the void of loneliness, allowing individuals to form parasocial relationships with characters on the screen.
  2. The ironic memeification and hyper-sincere fan economies of entertainment franchises like Friends showcase how media consumption can become an identity signifier and a meme.
  3. The average American has been spending around 8 hours per day on streaming services during the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating a steady increase in digital media consumption.