Nostalgia is so interesting, because we don't remember the content of stories - we remember how those stories made us feel. And when we revisit nostalgic content, we're not trying to re-experience the stories, we're trying to recreate how they made us feel. And it never works! -R
Even the stories that are still good and enjoyable will play VERY differently than when you first experienced them - and the ones that AREN'T as good as you remember might retroactively poison your original enjoyment of the story. Playing with nostalgia is very risky! -R
I've got a list of things I really liked on first experience that I will NEVER rewatch/reread because I KNOW I won't be able to enjoy them anymore - like if I've learned something horrible about the creator that I know I won't be able to unsee reflected in their work 😔 -R
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