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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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[–] 5 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

Same, I'm sure someone with a lot of time on their hands has put an old body on a newer frame and made a relatively safe car that doesn't look like a boring crossover. But I have neither the time nor the money to do that.

I just want to drive an old Fiat Topolino, a Citroen 2CV, or a Subaru 360 down a sunny coastal road without fearing for my life. I love tiny, quirky cars.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's possible but remarkably difficult, modern cars are massive, partly due to modern safety features, partly due to modern market desires

    There was a YouTube channel trying to do this before they got fucked by copyright, they were trying to put a 1960s Mustang body on a modern Mustang fram, and it essentially involved custom building everything to fit

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Yeah that sounds about right. My biggest issue is that because of advancements in safety standards and the tendency of the profit rate to fall, there's this convergent evolution so that every car looks the same, and they all look a bit lifeless and uninspired. I like cars that look a bit different, that are a bit impractical, that look fun. But that's not so much a thing nowadays.

    Also, i hate big cars. I just want a tiny car for me, someone else and groceries.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    My vote goes out to the Renault 5 because Sankara ordered all the high-ranking government officials in Burkina Faso to switch their Mercedes limos out for them, given that it was the cheapest new car available in the country at that time.

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