0xen 🎩
@0xen
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.
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Patricia Lee
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The generation before Blockbusters was nostalgic for drive in movies. But nobody would trade Netflix now for Blockbusters and drive ins. Only for occasional memory lane trips. Netflix will eventually have its own sweet nostalgia of sitting in living rooms and feeling cozy. I just wonder what will inevitably replace it. I used to sell Girl Scout cookies in front of our local Blockbusters with my troop. Now I hear the Girl Scouts are selling via mobile apps. Her kids will experience some new thing that they in turn get to feel nostalgic for. What she likely wants more than her kids experiencing it is simply to feel like a kid again herself.
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