Whatâs it called when youâre nostalgic for a time you didnât live through, like teenagers feeling nostalgic and âlooking backâ on i.e. the 80s or 90s?
I was born in the 2000s, but somehow I feel a sort of longing to live during the 80s. I have watched a bunch of movies produced during that time, and I realise they may not be a totally realistic depiction of the time period, but for some reason I âmissâ the 80s. I donât mean the struggles of marginalised groups or the politics, but rather the feeling of âold schoolâ and people socialising, the shows playing on TV during that time, the diners, the discotheques, the clubs, the music and fashion and hairstyles⊠thereâs just something cozy about the 80s, how technology wasnât super developed, how people were still discovering things. Donât misunderstand me though, Iâm glad about the technological advancements we have achieved today, and I realise my image of the 80s may be skewed since I literally didnât exist during that time, lol.
Whatâs this feeling called? Has anybody else felt the same way about a time period that isnât the 2020s?
https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/post/105778238455/anemoia-n-nostalgia-for-a-time-youve-never
Shout out to the Dictionary Of Obscure Sorrows. Gives me a better way to describe what Iâm feeling other than just ennui and depression.
Are we just spamming Koenig today? This is the third reference to him Iâve read this morning. Itâs a cool art project but itâs not actual English.
Iâve seen âsonderâ used occasionally.