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Anti-nostalgia thread: what are y’all happy is gone and hope never returns? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 days ago by DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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With UlyssesT out there touching grass, I haven’t seen this thread in a while. What in the past do you NOT miss? It could be very personal or just something everyone experienced but doesn’t anymore.

For me, I am so fucking happy the food scene in burgerland has changed since the 2000s. People seem to enjoy more well-seasoned foods and healthier options seem to outstrip the unhealthy slop I remember in the 2000s. Even my yee-yee ahh Ohio suburb has changed somewhat noticeably to support fresh ingredients. Less WASPslop is always good.

How about y’all?

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[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Newgrounds and flash animation in general.

Shock humour.

Also the intersection of these two, these flash games with jumpscares that were all the rage for a while there in the mid 2000's. Fucking hated that shit and it got to the point that I started telling people I had a heart condition to guilt trip them into not doing that kind of shit to me (I don't, but I detest jumpscares with a passion)

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

Oh man, loved me some Exmortis though

[–] Cammy@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

I'm so glad I had enough insight the more awful animations/ games featuring characters from my childhood.

Some things were good like Final Fantasy A+, but a lot was weird fanfiction at best and really disturbing at worst.