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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 8630619" data-attributes="member: 7808">I definitely think there are different flavors of nostalgia.&nbsp; There's nostalgia for things I want to re-live, nostalgia for things I don't need to revisit, and nostalgia for things that I would be ruined if I tried to experience them again.Old movies, classic video games, and childhoods foods are things I want to re-do.&nbsp; Heck, I want to share a bunch of them with my kids.&nbsp; They can live on forever, as far as I'm concerned.Things like LAN parties, nights of overindulgence, and musical theatre are things that I loved the first time around, and I wouldn't give up the memories of them for the world.&nbsp; But I just can't see doing them again.&nbsp; It's simply not feasible to recreate the experiences that made them great for me.And some things I just have to avoid.&nbsp; I loved the movies &quot;Trainspotting&quot; and &quot;Requiem for a Dream&quot; when I was younger, but after having someone close go through heroin addiction, there's no way can watch them again.&nbsp; I went to Glacier National Park when I was a kid and played on the glaciers; I don't think I could bring my kids there now.&nbsp; The new pain isn't something I want to mix with the fonder memories.It would distress me to find an RPG in the third category.&nbsp; But I get it.&nbsp; I can see how it could happen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 8630619, member: 7808"] I definitely think there are different flavors of nostalgia. There's nostalgia for things I want to re-live, nostalgia for things I don't need to revisit, and nostalgia for things that I would be ruined if I tried to experience them again. Old movies, classic video games, and childhoods foods are things I want to re-do. Heck, I want to share a bunch of them with my kids. They can live on forever, as far as I'm concerned. Things like LAN parties, nights of overindulgence, and musical theatre are things that I loved the first time around, and I wouldn't give up the memories of them for the world. But I just can't see doing them again. It's simply not feasible to recreate the experiences that made them great for me. And some things I just have to avoid. I loved the movies "Trainspotting" and "Requiem for a Dream" when I was younger, but after having someone close go through heroin addiction, there's no way can watch them again. I went to Glacier National Park when I was a kid and played on the glaciers; I don't think I could bring my kids there now. The new pain isn't something I want to mix with the fonder memories. It would distress me to find an RPG in the third category. But I get it. I can see how it could happen. [/QUOTE]

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