Blockbuster nostalgia is weird. They had the worst selection, worst prices, terrible vibes and their late fees could legitimately bankrupt you. Back in the day they were universally hated, you went there if you had to. F tier experience. Local mom and pops were slightly better but it's rare that people actually hung out at one of thee kinds of places unless you knew an employee. Big cities had some exceptions (I Luv Video in Austin) but mostly 90s style video rental places going away is fine and dandy.

nostalgia for blockbuster is likely centered around the intentionality of watching something. it was tangible, limited, and required discovery

the place didnt matter. it was the ritual and what it meant. its difficult to recreate this because everything is so instant, easy, sanitized, and incessantly curated for us.

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that part is meaningful for sure. everyone hated blockbuster back in the day tho

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true. I rarely went to bb, we had a local store. we still ragged on it for all the same reasons though 😄