nostalgia pt. 2 with mercy

part 1 was about personal nostalgia relationships, memories, holding onto the past. part 2 is about cultural nostalgia: was 2016 actually better? was the music better? was life better before phones?

spoiler: mercy looked back at her 2016 journal and it was one of her worst years.

we talk about:

- why everyone romanticizes 2016 (and why we need to stop)

- the uni nostalgia trap (missing the version of yourself, not the experience)

- does social media make nostalgia worse?

- how instagram creates fake memories (highlight reels ≠ reality)

- why journaling stops you from lying to yourself

- lack of gratitude vs. nostalgia

mercy's take: journal everything. voice record if you can't write. you'll realize 2016 wasn't that great.

my take: we're nostalgic for who we were, not when we were.

mentioned:

- 2016 music (drake's views)

- covid as the turning point for nostalgia

- memory suppression & coping mechanisms

- the 10% memory decrease from recording experiences

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