“It’s a valuable question for gaming culture—and “nerd culture” more generally—to ask itself:…”

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“It’s a valuable question for gaming culture—and “nerd culture” more generally—to ask itself: Do we want to tell stories that make sense of the things we used to love, that help us remember the reasons we were so drawn to them, and create new works that inspire that level of devotion? Or do we simply want to hear the litany of our childhood repeated back to us like an endless lullaby for the rest of our lives?”

Laura Hudson, review of Ernest Cline’s Armada, “Serious Bill-Paying Skillage”.

The 90s Are Alive and Well—but Is Nostalgia a Thing of the Past?

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The 90s Are Alive and Well—but Is Nostalgia a Thing of the Past?:

…a pathetic sign of our determination to dote on every last shiny souvenir of our prolonged adolescence…

celestialdefender: thewomanofdarkdesires: dennalplan: Windows…

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celestialdefender:

thewomanofdarkdesires:

dennalplan:

Windows 98 Screensavers

so much nostalgia. 

TUUUUUBES

Oh man. This takes me back. All I need now are some flying toasters.