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1. Nostalgia

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   Nostalgia exhibits a fundamental paradox: the object of desire (the past) is inherently unattainable, yet the act of yearning itself becomes the focus of present-day engagement. Consumption of nostalgic media or goods is thus an exercise in managing temporal distance rather than bridging it.
   Furthermore, the affective quality of nostalgia is rarely purely positive. It contains …