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I rarely feel nostalgic because I'm trying to keep moving forward and stay relevant. I think the downfall of younger generations accelerated with video games, iPads and other devices, parents let those distractions raise their children and they became more selfish and self-centered as a result. Feel nostalgic for people respecting others, learning from other cultures and societies? Yes. As I've said, commonsense is not so common anymore.
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I could get philosophical about this...
It's irony how this amazing modern technology has lowered the quality of humans and quality of life. It was supposed to be like The Jetsons, but it made ppl even busier and hectic and harsh. Processed foods are a lot worse due to the pursuit of the almighty $ when they actually tasted decent and were relatively healthy back in the day. If Dystopia hasn't been realized yet, just look at the past few years w this pandemic thing. It is literally unreal, the whole thing, how ppl are acting and to each other...everything. Oh, don't say the wrong thing, you're gonna get mobbed and cancelled...and I thought science was about asking questions. I remember way back an episode on The Twilight Zone/Outer Limits...one of those kinds of shows, they were showing everyone w 'smart devices' and everyone was linked up and somebody did something that was perceived offensive and everyone around that person proceeded to dock 'points' on said somebody until their rating went crazily into the red and they got ostracized. Watching it back then I thought it was such a crazy concept and just insane....it's just incredible and scary that this actually turned into reality. Conversely, all these muppets saying cringey stuff like "OH TY!! I can't believe I got some many likes for my comment!!!" What? Who cares?! What is a 'like'? Does that feed your family? Get a life. All these clowns making fools of themselves on TikTok/etc, grown adults doing the most stupid infantile things for views/likes/whatever. Ppl should literally really get out more. Ppl not knowing how to have a normal and decent conversation...it's a lost art. The internet is just a MEDIUM but they actually treat it as a different way of interacting, so some (many) say/type the most odd, anti-social, tactless, rude things and think it's perfectly normal due to some perceived shield of anonymity.
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Born in '69 so I miss Saturday morning cartoons,toys that could actually kill you,the music(80s being my fave) and a lotta other things that are long gone.
However,absolutely do not miss the 70's/80s BUSH
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Saturday morning cartoons! Totally forgot about that. And cartoons were good back in the day too.
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We tried to get home by 5:00 PM (next to impossible) to watch Huckleberry Hound.
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Growing up in the 70's and 80's in the East End of London, was certainly an experience. There were good times and bad times then, as with all places, but generally it was good - and I often feel melancholy about those times, and the friends I had then.
I sometimes have dreams about the places I used to hang at, and the people I used to hang with, and I really like being transported back there... As well as Saturday morning cartoons, I also miss early Saturday evening TV! The A-Team, Dukes of Hazzard, Buck Rogers in the 25 Century, Happy Days, etc. etc. Great shows. And Airfix models. I miss my Airfix models! I used to love getting those little kits and putting them together - I had quite a collection. Hmmmm..... maybe I should treat myself to an Airfix model now... Never been a fan of Facebook and those other platforms so they're pretty much off limits to me. I work in the computer security industry, so maybe that has something to do with it! |
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I come by my "ancestral" home and take a walk. That's where Bill lived, the Smiths over there. I never did deliver very many newspapers on this block. The Glens house looked beat in 80's, and STILL it hasn't been painted
That corner used to have a gas station. There was that time we had a soda can, made a dent and pricked some little holes, then inhaled in the repair bays. Then we crossed the parking lot and got some buttermilk crullers from the donut shop That what you talking about?
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We were too poor to have satellite TV in the 80s, so we had to make do with those meagre offerings lol BTW - this is how sad I am. I had some time off over Christmas, so I found myself trawling YouTube for the old shows I used to watch as a youngster. I watched a couple episodes of Quincy ME lol, and somehow started watching dumb 80's kids TV shows like Chocky and Stig of the Dump So yeah - I do get those nostalgia feelings... Last edited by NoMoreVauxhalls; 01-12-2022 at 06:38 AM.. |
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I sometimes all of a sudden recall funny things that happened when I was child, like the time I walked to school really, really early, so early that no one was around, so my little brain thought school was closed and walked home but then I was balling my eyes out cuz no one was home and I was locked out! I then went to the neighbors and rang their bell but no one's there either...they had this cat that came to the entrance, I saw it through the window beside the door, it was literally repeatedly jumping up trying to reach the lock, I really think it was trying to open the door for me because it saw a frantic kid crying his eyes out in distress. What a beautiful kind creature, I miss that cat and hope it had a good life. Anyway, after a while, I walked my dumb X back to school and everything was fine haha. The End.
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A few years ago I was randomly awake early on a saturday morning and was flipping channels... happened upon some cartoons. Holy shit... the people who must be creating these cartoons these days have to be on some sort of LSD or PCP or something. It was awful and made absolutely no sense.
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Reading to my daughter when she was very little. She learned to read at a young age and sometimes she would read to me.
One of our favorites was "Calvin and Hobbes." Another was "The Night Before Christmas" at Christmas time. She is so sweet, for Christmas this year she gave me a couple of vintage pop up books of The Night Before Christmas. She knew I loved those times with her. When I opened those gifts I broke down in tears. |
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This video hits hard. What is this endless meaningless? circle of life?
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