// Glossary
Nostalgia
6 topics
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What Changes When You Listen Now to the Songs You Liked Back Then?
The emotion of recalling positive past memories in a beautified form. Not mere wistfulness, but possessing the function of affirming and comforting the present self.
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What Do You Feel When Holding Old Digital Devices?
Longing or melancholy for good memories of the past. The emotion of nostalgically recalling the purity and excitement of the lost 'digital dawn' by touching old devices.
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Memories of Collecting Stones as a Child
Longing for past joyful memories. Stone-collecting memories evoke a poignant sense of lost childhood innocence.
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What Happens When Music or Video Moves Your Feelings?
A nostalgic feeling that evokes past memories and emotions. Music and video are powerful triggers.
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The Emotions We Feel When Someone's Old Homepage Still Exists Today
The emotion of immersing in good memories of the past. It can be felt similarly in digital space.
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Where Does the Sadness from Changing One's Favorites Come From?
The emotion of recalling past emotions and experiences in an idealized way. In the case of fujoshi, strong nostalgia for the first work or oshi encountered amplifies the sadness of changing oshi.