Current Events > Why is letting nostalgia blind you a bad thing?

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Is it really that insulting? It's not for me. I know my bias and I accept them fully.

Seems like exclusively a good thing to me. If it left a good impression then it did its job.

It's fine if it's who you are
Possibly useful if done to be ostentatious

Nostalgia can blind you to being objective. Not necessarily a bad thing, if previous experiences help to enhance another experience then all the better. But if objectivity is important to you then looking past nostalgia can be difficult.

It stops you from being open to new experiences for the sole purpose that "it's not what it was", which is impossible to ever replicate. It also introduces an element of bias when trying to be objective.

Sometimes it makes it feel as though "because it had meaning for me, it should have meaning for you"

Master_Kazuya posted...

It stops you from being open to new experiences for the sole purpose that "it's not what it was", which is impossible to ever replicate. It also introduces an element of bias when trying to be objective.

I'm not saying it can't be a bad thing. I'm saying you shouldn't be ashamed of nostalgia

Because then you turn into the cringelord fanboys who say the prequels were awesome because they liked it when they were 10.

Also encourages unhealthy attachment issues.

"If you live too much in the past, you can't enjoy the present." - Abraham Lincoln, maybe

VeggetaX posted...

I'm not saying it can't be a bad thing. I'm saying you shouldn't be ashamed of nostalgia

Nostalgia isn't inherently a bad thing. I think it's normal and healthy to find comfort in something just from a long attached meaning or familiarity.

I think for me, the difference is when there's superiority tied to it. For example, "I love this Backstreet Boys album, the tunes on it are great. It was my favorite when I was in middle school and I remember listening to it every day when I got home" vs "Backstreet Boys was the peak of boy bands, all of todays boy bands suck and aren't real music".

It only matter how it impacts your life. Like if you are 45 and jazz about the new power rangers. That is fine have your fun you are notbhurting anyone.

If you are 45 and giving people death threats because April O'Neil is now black and chubby. You might have some deep issues.

cjsdowg posted...

It only matter how it impacts your life. Like if you are 45 and jazz about the new power rangers. That is fine have your fun you are notbhurting anyone.

If you are 45 and giving people death threats because April O'Neil is now black and chubby. You might have some deep issues.

Lol is she now?

Replace nostalgia with acid pee

Because of the blind you part.