The Nostalgia Thread: What do you miss about the past? (Non-SW related)

[AnthonyAnderson]

I agree 200% with your post. The following is quite powerful:

But one of the thing i miss the most is my "innocence".

I had a similar thought the other day, which was: " I miss my capacity to be amazed". We have been chronically (and acuetely) overstimulated by online content. I do my best to limit my consumption of digital content. I get my news from various reputable sources, but I also check X (30 min max, not every day) to see what mainstream media doesn't show us.

I was happy last year, when I visited an art exhibit (impressionist art) that I had not completely lost my capacity to be amazed... Internet and social media in particular, has poisoned our lives.

 

[Smitty Jaeger-Manjenson]

I agree 200% with your post. The following is quite powerful:

I had a similar thought the other day, which was: " I miss my capacity to be amazed". We have been chronically (and acuetely) overstimulated by online content. I do my best to limit my consumption of digital content. I get my news from various reputable sources, but I also check X (30 min max, not every day) to see what mainstream media doesn't show us.

I was happy last year, when I visited an art exhibit (impressionist art) that I had not completely lost my capacity to be amazed... Internet and social media in particular, has poisoned our lives.

I had two (2) FB accounts. A "professional" one and a "personal" one. Pro one is alright, personal one tripped a false positive in FB's faggiola AI (for something I posted privately to a friend's timeline, no less) and ended up getting deleted. On one hand, although if I had every last one of the developers who programmed that AI in an enclosed area and a supply of mustard gas at my disposal, I'd flip the switch with a Satanic grin on my face, I've also not felt this free in years ever since that profile got suspended. Now I no longer spend hours arguing and trolling random cunts from thousands of miles away when I could be spending those hours on more fulfilling activities.

 

[Skym]

Zellers restaurant

 

[interferon]

Curly telephone cords.

 

[void747]

• People were more friendly. Now, it feels everyone ignore each other with their headphones.
• Price in general was more affordable like going out to restaurant. Back then, you can go to restaurant and no worry too much on price. Not much the case anymore.
• Force to have the phone with MFA security. So despite being at work trying not using the phone, whenever I need to use certain office app, it triggers MFA
• Politics? I used to not care at all, but I guess it's with age? Stupid arguments or laws that make living harder than before.

 

[AnthonyAnderson]

People were more friendly. Now, it feels everyone ignore each other with their headphones.

Scene out of a zombie movie every time you take public transit and I'm barely exagerating. 90% have their neck bent staring at their phone. My antidote is simple: read a book or look at the outside world through the window. Bingo!

 

[EastWind]

Scene out of a zombie movie every time you take public transit and I'm barely exagerating. 90% have their neck bent staring at their phone. My antidote is simple: read a book or look at the outside world through the window. Bingo!

Digital opium has gone global. If you load up books onto your phone and that is what you are staring/looking at that is okay. But we all know that is not the case. 95% would be some social media doom scrolling nonsense. That is the culprit.

If you remove that social media crap your phone becomes a companion/tool instead of the portable digital prison for your brain.

 

[AnthonyAnderson]

A huge one. I wonder why I didn`t think of it earlier:

shopping malls in the 90`s.

 

[Smitty Jaeger-Manjenson]

Microwave popcorn that was salty, buttery, greasy goodness. I don't care about freaking calories when I'm eating popcorn, bro. There should at least be the option for the Cholesterol Special.

 

[EastWind]

When the Montreal Hobby Scene was largely outcall.

 

[Smitty Jaeger-Manjenson]

When the Montreal Hobby Scene was largely outcall.

Back then you also didn't have to show a passport and a credit report to rent a goddamn motel room, LMAO.,

 

[EastWind]

Back then you also didn't have to show a passport and a credit report to rent a goddamn motel room, LMAO.,

Also back then hotels didn’t require a keycard to use the elevators. Imagine a four foot tall hobbyist having to walk down to pick up three 6 feet tall SPs as he set up a foursome. Talk about sticking out like a sore thumb.

 

[LeDodo]

Back then you also didn't have to show a passport and a credit report to rent a goddamn motel room, LMAO.,

Well now you can even book a room without paying a deposit, get the card at 10 and stay for 7h.

Not sure about the motels you're frequenting.

 

[Smitty Jaeger-Manjenson]

Well now you can even book a room without paying a deposit, get the card at 10 and stay for 7h.

Not sure about the motels you're frequenting.

Old flat was being sprayed for bugs. Not one but two motels right down the street, figured renting a room would be easy. They stopped just short of requesting a full background check on me to rent a room for one night, I was taken aback to say the least.

 

[Julia Sky]

 

[Doc Holliday]

When the Montreal Hobby Scene was largely outcall.

Alleluia!

 

[neverbored]

I miss not being able to eat a decent late-night meal in a restaurant.

 

[EastWind]

Hmmmm…. Going back to the MERB time machine. Really miss naughtylady/Ronnie. Met her in person twice but in a social capacity and not a sexual one. Cool to chat with and always come in a neutral position to make you THINK. Never come in with a combative stance.

 

[Giselle Montreal]

I think @EastWind didn't read the last part of the title.

 

[S.S neo]

I think @EastWind didn't read the last part of the title.

SW does not mean South West