{"id":23724,"date":"2019-04-18T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=23724"},"modified":"2019-04-18T10:33:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T15:33:55","slug":"my-voice-nostalgia-and-the-90s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/04\/18\/my-voice-nostalgia-and-the-90s\/","title":{"rendered":"My Voice: Nostalgia and the ’90s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cNostalgia: noun – <\/em>a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What comes to your mind first when this word pops up in your head? What year? What era? Who and what is apart of the memory? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my case, my nostalgia crops up just prior to the 2010s. Taking place with my interests springing up in more recent years, whether it\u2019s a remake or a continuation of something I loved that I didn\u2019t realize had continued to update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, my nostalgia is resting with my revitalized love of the Nintendo DS game \u201cThe World Ends With You.\u201d At this time, there have been two remasters of it since its initial release in 2008. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, seeing as I don\u2019t feel the need to buy the phone version nor do I have a Switch, I only have the old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This game is new for several people as it now has a wider audience. While it straddles the line between recent and old, it gives me a sense of nostalgia as the earliest recorded date I played it was when I was around 11 years old. It creates that warm and happy feeling of enjoying a wonderful creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\u2026 why do I find myself so annoyed<\/em> when people detail their own nostalgic experiences at times?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It comes down to how a person presents it. I\u2019ve spoken plenty of what makes me remember the past and how much I enjoy items from that time in the simpler years of life when my most prominent emotion was excitement over the latest Pokemon cards or something in that vein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scrolling Facebook has led to my irritation most of all, I think. All of those memes that say things like \u201clike this if you remember what these are\u201d while pointing at a creation from the \u201890s and waving the knowledge around like some strange badge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a certain disconnect between that type of person and the current generation in some sense aside from the obvious gap of ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cyou wouldn\u2019t get it\u201d argument is a two-way street: older people can say it to the younger kids regarding discontinued home commodities like the rotary or wired landlines while the youth of today can bring up the latest children\u2019s series that the older generation wouldn\u2019t know of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming from someone born in the late 1990s, I can\u2019t find myself understanding why it\u2019s such a source of pride to\u2026 know things? Anyone can find information about anything nowadays with the information age in full-swing and the internet right here in front of us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young kids could find images of rotary phones, perhaps even a simulator at this point with all the strange, free simulation games nowadays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mainly, I suppose my point comes in with the sense of superiority I tend to see. If someone is 12-years-old and being condescended by a 23-year-old for not knowing certain objects, there\u2019s an extreme problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can discourage growth and curiosity; personally, if someone told me I \u201cwouldn\u2019t get it\u201d when it comes to items before my years, I wouldn\u2019t bother to search since it apparently wouldn\u2019t make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To wrap this up, I want to say this: nostalgia is not inherently a negative thing. Reminiscing is one of life\u2019s greatest pleasures when you have something wonderful to look back on and immortalize in your mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when it gets to the point of talking down to those that don\u2019t have the same feelings, that\u2019s when a step back is needed to re-evaluate why the item is special to you and see why it could<\/em> hold the same sentimental value to another if they are encouraged to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erika Brandenburg
<\/strong>Arts and Entertainment Editor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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