Anemoia - A Strange Form of Nostalgia

Anemoia - "nostalgia for a time you’ve never known"
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I've seemingly developed a strange obsession with old technology over the years, possibly due to this odd form of nostalgia that I get from it called "Anemoia".

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[Stemp]

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[robotomo]

I was born in 2004 and have the strongest anemoia from the 90s and early 2000s, but it also resides a lot around the 60s-80s and even occasionally is triggered when I see images of ancient Greece. It's almost like I'm there, but they don't see me, like I'm looking through a hidden live camera feed. We now have the technology to replay any moments we wish, over and over again, which strengthens the thought that we were indeed, born in the right generation.

[bigbeartanner]

to me anemoia isn't just the past but also the distant future we haven't experienced. To me its a word that describes not being able to feel the past or the future. Its the feeling of the unkown

[bradcogan]

I get this feeling a lot. I was born in 1996, so I can barely even remember the 20th century but I have such nostalgia for the '80s. So much so that I drive an '80s car, listen to '80s music and dress in styles that were around in 1980s England. Very strange.

I think the reason we get this feeling is because we only see the idealistic parts of these times.

[csweezey]

I get anemoia for the 70's, 80's, and 90's. The last three decades of the 1900's fascinate me.

[mactavish]

I get Anemoia when life feels so empty and boring. I start wandering around in the past with images that I see on the Internet or simply using my mind by imagining what it was like in the past. The first thing that comes to mind when I indulge in such activities is what older people always say “phones ruined everything”. I think they are right in a way. We were so much more interactive back then and because of that, life was way more lively and enjoyable than it is today. If you think about it, the world hasn’t changed much in the last 50 years, it’s us that has changed. Buildings, roads, landmarks etc… are all the same. We on the other hand behave completely differently as we are way less social than we were and in turn, less alive. I really think social media specifically ruined this feeling because it “replaces” the need of people going out to talk with others; they can just do it from their house.

[gs]

Ok everyone here is saying that they have nostalgia by seeing or doing stuff but for me it triggers rarely at late nights when I am not feeling sleepy
And also sometimes when I look at the sky at night while laying on my back
I get the nostalgia from other things too like seeing a really old, small book, that contains blueprints of industrial building
Whenever I get this type of nostalgia I kinda think of a image like of a crt TV in a really wholesome house at 90's times I guess which is really weird to describe.
Also I think my first feeling of anemoia was whenever I went to cut my hair as a kid I went to same barber and he had a poster at his wall which consisted of a train, roses and a helicopter (that's all I could think of at the moment)
It also had a quote about roses and summer but I can't remember it
I have always curious if this was just a me thing or everyone experienced it glad to see I am not alone

[bearrry]

I often feel this whenever I see old buildings and movies who take place in 19th century and old school like Cambridge and Oxford and cottagecore images make me feel so safe like it was my old home and it’s bothering it feels like I’m missing something I’ve never had

[dito.music]

Even though I was born in 2000s I often a Anemoia for times like 1950s(mostly) or 1980s, it’s a really weird feeling both feel as if I’ve lived them and in some way it calms me down

[kpkndusa]

I have just today discovered the word Anemoia, something I have had all my life. My version is from mid 1800's to early 1900's, I have had a fascination with photography from that era and have been practicing it for over 20 years. Life and technology in general of that time period is my interest. Going into older less remodeled buildings has a strange feeling of familiarity sometimes.

[MauricioJara]

I feel some sort of nostalgia for the 90s-2000s, despite not growing up in the 90s-2000s. I recall growing up with outdated stuff around, which might be why I feel anemoia for that era. From the strange 3d renders in textbooks waiting to be replaced, to a clunky old computer.

[swaggrcat]

Let's take a moment to appreciate the editing. Good job mate

[owencheung]

as an aussie 2006 kid, i have an odd sense of anemoia for a lot of things from the late 90s to early 2000s, particularly old british tv, there’s something about that old quality aesthetic mixed with the fancy architecture that really gets me, personally i think it might be from all those episodes of thomas the tank engine i watch as a kid

[tazzza]

I often have Anemoia for 2004, even though I was a 2003 kid. But things seemed so much more relaxed back them in terms of interaction, compared to this rapid community that we have online today to which even I struggle to keep up with

[annie_noname]

I feel nostalgic about things from like 15-25 years ago. I am currently 18, I have always loved old music and older movies from that time period. My parents had me in their early 40s so it started with them when they introduced me to their old music. I really felt disconnected from todays time, though I do feel thankful for all the advantages and resources we have today. And yes lots of the music and movies from today is great too, but, it’s nothing compared to how 90s, 80s and early 00s stuff makes me feel. It’s like a past life even though I don’t really believe in that concept. It’s weird.

[chamber_hiro]

Yknow, I too have this form of nostalgia using old operating systems like 98 or playing a game of that era. I've always wondered what the word was and now that I've searched this word up because of the existence of a minecraft texture pack, I think I got something much better in terms of content. Thank you!

[dicy]

I was born in 2004, just on the cusp of the early 2000’s. I have fond memories of being around 3 - 4 years old living in the late 2000’s. I think my Anemoia started when I was really young watching Forrest Gump on VHS at my grandmothers apartment, I had to have been 3 or so, watching it over and over again, learning a bunch of history of past geopolitical events and major events of the 20th century. I have this profound connection to the 60’s - 00’s. Any decade from then I feel a connection towards. It is super odd, I get quite emotional thinking about it sometimes, reminiscing in my mind about it while constantly playing the Minecraft soundtrack in my head on loop for some reason lol. It is so strange. I also often feel happy it seems when seeing older footage from past, that has been remastered and colored, making it seem more real, example would be the The Beatles Get Back film. I feel a almost personal connection when seeing them joke in the studio, it feels as tho I could hop in there and joke with them. Alright feely story over lol.

[leila]

Nostalgia in all forms including anemoia is such a powerful emotion... It's star-crossed longing, emptiness and intangibility all at once. Two of my favorite words

[Alex]

I live in Norfolk, England
I have a massive obsession with disused railway lines which were pulled up mostly in the 1960s.

My grandfather was a ticket guard on a railway in a neighbouring town. This too, was closed in the 1960s.

Certain songs give me a sense of nostalgia for the bygone era of the truly great British railways. Particularly, songs by Parov Stelar

[jongoth]

I was born in 1980 and have a very strong amenoia for the 1940s - but it’s extremely specific. It’s almost as if it’s a memory. I remember being about 12 years old in a really hot summer, somewhere in a field or open countryside in the south of England. Music from that era (particularly British music) makes me think of it. The sound of propeller aircraft makes me think of it. Certain clothing, architecture (building interiors for example) make me think of it, and I have a longing to be back there. It’s very very strange. Almost as if I am reincarnated and have lived before.