The idea of nostalgia has been interesting me recently how we look back on the past which such happiness and try and recreate what always seems like a better time in our lives, even though we didn’t seem to realise it back then.
Although I’m talking from the perspective of a 1985 born 21 year old, I have still started to get feelings of nostalgia when discussing things like TV and video games with friends. I also feel overwhelmed with nostalgia spurred on by websites that help us to look back on the ways things were, and I mainly feel inspired by looking at you tube videos of music that reminds me of what my parents listened to when I was younger.
Never did I think the things I constantly complained about having to do, go to, or listen to when I was younger (younger been around 10 years ago) would now be something I constantly want to keep exploring now, when I’m at a time and opportunity to do what I want.
It’s hard to understand why we feel pleasure from looking at a time when we think we were happier, and even though I mentioned I’m a 21 year old, I think I can now relate to nostalgic feeling because that time always seems to stem from childhood: this is a time when we had no responsibilities and still innocently following the instructions of elders and people who we respect.
Interactive media and applications are a strange equilibrium, even though they are the very innovative technologies constantly evolving our lives and technology that is used today, they are the very applications bringing us that one step closer to looking into the past.
It seems like a very odd concept that I would feel less in contact with my nostalgic childhood without the help from yotube, ebay, itunes, wikipedia expedia etc, which all relaying stories showing me pictures and giving me more detail about places I’ve been to, things I’ve listened to and stuff that I have brought.
My Aunty recently emailed me to tell me about a strong family connection of my grandfather travling to england in the war, which is all detailed and descriptive with thanks to wikipedia…. !!
Although I’m talking from the perspective of a 1985 born 21 year old, I have still started to get feelings of nostalgia when discussing things like TV and video games with friends. I also feel overwhelmed with nostalgia spurred on by websites that help us to look back on the ways things were, and I mainly feel inspired by looking at you tube videos of music that reminds me of what my parents listened to when I was younger.
Never did I think the things I constantly complained about having to do, go to, or listen to when I was younger (younger been around 10 years ago) would now be something I constantly want to keep exploring now, when I’m at a time and opportunity to do what I want.
It’s hard to understand why we feel pleasure from looking at a time when we think we were happier, and even though I mentioned I’m a 21 year old, I think I can now relate to nostalgic feeling because that time always seems to stem from childhood: this is a time when we had no responsibilities and still innocently following the instructions of elders and people who we respect.
Interactive media and applications are a strange equilibrium, even though they are the very innovative technologies constantly evolving our lives and technology that is used today, they are the very applications bringing us that one step closer to looking into the past.
It seems like a very odd concept that I would feel less in contact with my nostalgic childhood without the help from yotube, ebay, itunes, wikipedia expedia etc, which all relaying stories showing me pictures and giving me more detail about places I’ve been to, things I’ve listened to and stuff that I have brought.
My Aunty recently emailed me to tell me about a strong family connection of my grandfather travling to england in the war, which is all detailed and descriptive with thanks to wikipedia…. !!
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