I hate the past. To me, the past is something we should learn from but never return to. I have no desire to return to the days where gay and the r-slur were every day jokes and and “Tits or gtfo” was a common reply to women on the internet.

But I love old machines and gizmos. I love gears and levers and buttons. I love things that clunk and whir. Vinage music boxes, Clockwork toys and VHS machines that sound like they’re trying to go into orbit when you rewind a cassette. I’ve always liked old stuff for as long as I can remember.

Is it nostalgia or just autism? Is it something I should be ashamed of?

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    5 days ago

    Same, that retro stuff was built to last and had curves from here to ya-ya

    It might could be the autism, but it could also be an appreciation for things that other people disregard