Nostalgia ain't what it used to be, nor was the past
Nostalgia seems harmless enough, and then someone starts earnestly absurdly glamorizing the Stone Age.
Damn can you imagine being a human during the paleolithic age, tweeted a self-described eco-socialist podcaster in September 2021. Just eating salmon and berries and storytelling around campfires and stargazing
no jobs no traffic no ads no poverty no capitalism-caused traumas just pure vibes.
By the time that bit of fantasy circulated on social media, romanticizing the far-off past had become a mid-pandemic, post-insurrection cultural pattern. Women were spinning yarn on Instagram, early 19th-century style. Far-right zealots were parroting populist slogans, promising to restore the nation to its former glory, whenever that was. Across the spectrum of politics and circumstances, as we struggled to handle our unrest with modern life, we dreamed about times we never knew.
When does nostalgia go too far? And how do we find our way back?
https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-nostalgia-aint-what-it-used-to-be-nor-was-the-past/
Earth-shine
(4,044 posts)We may have the threats of nuclear war, climate change, millions of refugees, Elon Musk, etc., but the ancient ones died from cholera, plague, the common cold, tooth infections, old-age-while-still-young, and so much more that we take for granted.
We have toothpaste and soap. This is important.
We may toy with eating paleo diets, but no modern person of any means would be happy eating like a caveman.
Stuckinthebush
(10,847 posts)Such a vibe. People are weird sometimes!