Read more: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01219/full
TIL Nostalgia regulates loneliness by affirming social support. Research suggests that by using nostalgia, interventions can be successful in reducing the sense of loneliness and lack of self worth.
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So what you’re saying is that i can watch my favorite old cartoons when i’m lonely to feel better?
I used to be somebody! I used to have friends!
So why do I still feel nostalgic sometimes (though admittedly not very often) if I’ve never felt lonely?
Greatest Mad Men scene ever!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus
This explains why I’ve been playing so many retro games lately.
Ouch.