I miss the days before American culture became saturated with nostalgia.
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The most fascinating flavor of this is Christmas, since it's now second- or third-order nostalgia. Very few people have direct memories of riding in an open sleigh, but many will get misty at childhood memories of hearing nostalgic songs about it.
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The natural end point of this will be a nostalgia with no referent, cultural works about one's sadness over having to exchange the more innocent nostalgia of youth for the darker feelings of nostalgia that come with adulthood, after one has experienced real loss.
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No, a little worried you’re having a shitty Christmas though!
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I can see being a little worried about Mr. Met in some circumstances. He has a vulnerable look about him.
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He still hasn't had those stitches out and it's been a long time. Something's not healing right and you can see it in those eyes
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