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

submitted 5 months 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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[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago (9 children)

Old cars ride like shit and I wouldn't drive one in regular traffic because they're death boxes on wheels, but they look really nice and cute, and I wish I could drive them in a closed circuit at a reasonable speed.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Part of me wants to take the old body and just modernise everything about how it drives, safety etc. But also I can't afford two cars (or even really one car).

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

Same, I'm sure someone with a lot of time on their hands has put an old body on a newer frame and made a relatively safe car that doesn't look like a boring crossover. But I have neither the time nor the money to do that.

I just want to drive an old Fiat Topolino, a Citroen 2CV, or a Subaru 360 down a sunny coastal road without fearing for my life. I love tiny, quirky cars.

[–] fen@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

there was a limited line of Nissans in the early 90s that did this that I always liked

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

Those are really cute, even if a bit kitsch. I just don't like the fact that all cars nowadays look the same.

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