Nostalgia can be a deceptively entertaining pursuit. It can be the Baby Boomer's substitute for video gaming--time consuming, entertaining, but nothing that puts dollars in the bank or results in anything gainful. One can be nostalgic en masse, as on a nostolgia facebook page, hearkening back to better days, palmier times, or youth when all was fresh and lively. The lure to nostalgia all around us, and it is easy to sink into reminiscence about the past, breaking the surface tension of time into the watery abyss of yesteryear. Not only is it a waste of time, though, but also a way or rehearsing outdated attitudes, or norms that no longer exist. Recognizing the lure of nostalgia and breaking away from the clutches of old memories we carry around is essential for progess. the allure of old memories offers little of actual substance. As youngsters we were warned of the dangers of TV and now that warning might best be expressed in a warning against oo much nostalgia.


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