Is nostalgia trustworthy: were earlier times, or earlier generations, really better?
Axis: the past really was better ... nostalgia misremembers; the past was not better
John
| date | change | position | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-06 | new | John says nostalgia is inevitably a yearning for a past that never existed. | Looking for Alaska at My High School 00:03:25 |
| 2010-12-30 | restate | John's nostalgia for youthful road trips is undercut: as a father he can again enjoy Happy Meals and the Play Place. | Baby on the Road: Thoughts from Places 00:00:59 |
| 2011-06-24 | restate | John says religious traditions look back to a golden age, but there never was one and it cannot be recaptured by going back. | On Religion (Redux) 00:02:13 |
Hank
| date | change | position | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-15 | new | Hank says the 'good old days' his elders talk about were old but no better than today. | Internetless in Maine 00:02:36 |