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Anti-nostalgia thread: what are y’all happy is gone and hope never returns? (hexbear.net)
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With UlyssesT out there touching grass, I haven’t seen this thread in a while. What in the past do you NOT miss? It could be very personal or just something everyone experienced but doesn’t anymore.

For me, I am so fucking happy the food scene in burgerland has changed since the 2000s. People seem to enjoy more well-seasoned foods and healthier options seem to outstrip the unhealthy slop I remember in the 2000s. Even my yee-yee ahh Ohio suburb has changed somewhat noticeably to support fresh ingredients. Less WASPslop is always good.

How about y’all?

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[–] 22 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Unassigned seats in movie theaters

Memory cards for game consoles. Switch still has them, but they're not as necessary for saves alone.

Having to burn CDs.

Having to wait until a TV show aired at a specific time

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    unassigned seats in movie theaters

    Couldn't disagree more, I just want to show up and buy my ticket at the window, I don't want to F5 the theater website a week in advance for the showtime I want. I hate online sale of tickets for just about all in person events

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I wonder if this is location dependent, I’ve really never had trouble getting a ticket at the theater right before. I basically never see a theater more than half full aside from like, opening night and I just don’t go to things on opening night.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Maybe so, but if you do this today at a theater that pre-sells assigned seats, you're guaranteed not to get the better seats which have been pre-selected, even if you are there first.

    (Double whammy when people file in during the movie because they are not in a rush to get a seat)

    I feel the same way about concerts. Live Nation and Ticketmaster would not be a thing if mfers from around the world did not have purchase access to the show happening down the street from me. Just let me walk over and buy from the ticket agent and let's be done with the transaction.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Sure, but before I was guaranteed to not get the better seats because to do so I’d have to get there like an hour before the trailers started

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  • [+] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    You mean in the past? No there was just no assigned seating, they sold tickets until the theater was full and that was it.

    What I miss about this is that 1) there was a benefit to being early, 2) there was actual social interaction involved (eg "excuse me we have three, could you move down one?"), and 3) if all else failed sitting separately is really not a big deal. Plus 4) people knew to show up early to get good seats so people were actually on time to the showtime. Drives me up a wall when I'm sitting in a shitty seat in a half-empty theater, while for the first 10 minutes of the movie people file in to their assigned, better seats

    That's my rant

    Edit plus 5) like, if your plans changed you didn't get fucked over nor did you fuck the theater and another moviegoer. You just didn't go. There was no credit card refund and empty seat in the theater involved

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