Apparently, acknowledging that things were better in a previous decade is essentially the beginning of, “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! FUCK YOUR FEELINGS! YOUR BODY MY CHOICE! DEPORT ALL BROWN PEOPLE! LET’S GO BRANDON! RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA!”
John Hodgman asserts that nostalgia is the most toxic impulse. Sometimes I see his point, but it’s not crazy to see that sometimes, in particular ways, things did use to be better.
Huh? Elaborate?
Apparently, acknowledging that things were better in a previous decade is essentially the beginning of, “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! FUCK YOUR FEELINGS! YOUR BODY MY CHOICE! DEPORT ALL BROWN PEOPLE! LET’S GO BRANDON! RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA!”
John Hodgman asserts that nostalgia is the most toxic impulse. Sometimes I see his point, but it’s not crazy to see that sometimes, in particular ways, things did use to be better.