THE NOSTALGIA THEORY

What happens to the brain when it recalls good times.
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[@nathanieldrew]

Such a beautiful video man. It was a pleasure doing this with you!

[@nevereverstopsinging]

I love my faves 💗

[@MA-fh7ui]

the animation omfg

[@janbreburda]

Tought you are taking a Break from Social Media Nathan!

[@marvin2678]

@@janbreburda he did but he's back xD

[@anja7787]

I miss you Nathaniel!!!

[@chupachuplover]

If you're already very lonely, nostalgia is more harmful than comforting. You lose yourself in the memories of good times and overlook all the negative experiences, especially about people. Then when you are brought back to present day, your lonely reality hits you hard with the knowledge that you can never go back to the past - to the good times, the achievements, and the friendships you once had. The intensity of it hits you hard.

[@jamesw288]

In dreams you can

[@isabellabotto8738]

i feel like it depends more on what you do with it, yes you can think "o i can't go back" or you can use that feeling as motivation to start doing forward motions with your life. you can say " i can't go there again" or build from scratch a better future for you so you can fill happier

[@im.rihito]

I felt this in my heart

[@Machinelf]

So dont watch this?

[@chupachuplover]

@@Machinelf I wouldn't know the full contents of a video until I watch it. This video made me realise that people experience nostalgia in differently from me, in positive ways.

[@Madderthanjoker]

Johnny: "It was one of the happiest days of my life" Also Johnny: "I don't remember it all" Johnny's brain: wtf

[@cottontheeastercottontailr265]

Second dont mind me

[@work3753]

The man has packed in so much new experience into those intervening years

[@kennarajora6532]

this is why you need a photo album.

[@rishidixit7939]

“People underestimate the power of nostalgia. Nostalgia is truly one of the greatest human weaknesses, second only to the neck.” - Dwight Schrute

[@BuenoSuertes]

"...in Greek, “nostalgia” literally means “the pain from an old wound”. It’s a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone. This device isn’t a spaceship, it’s a time machine. It goes backwards, forwards, takes us to a place where we ache to go again." - from Mad Men

[@metanoiaom]

The Kodak carousel

[@mohammadrashed3218]

Amazing...

[@mariosathanasopoulos1405]

Actually "nostalgia" in Greek comes from "nostos" and "algos", the pain of remembering..

[@maxedwardsantos]

Great show

[@thetheodora2371]

Don Draper is the king of nostalgia. It's palpable in most of his campaigns. He rejects that deodorant astronaut idea in favor of a cowboy, just as American pop culture is shifting from obsession with the past to one with the future. He's constantly longing for the upbringing he never had, you can see that in the Hershey's pitch meltdown. And even the nice parts of his past like his time in California, he never actually seems content when he gets back there - that special something is gone, can't step into the same river twice. Mad Men is the show I always recommend to people, because many don't seem to realize it explores such poetic themes. It's not just that show about dudes in advertising - though it is helpful to somewhat know the industry lingo to appreciate all the office dynamics.

[@nelsonnmc]

Personally when I get nostalgic is super easy for me to fall in a depression because all I think is I will never be that happy again, so I usually try to stay present and enjoy the moment. The way I see it nostalgia is just an idealization of a past situation, thinking about both the good and bad things of that moment/situation helps me not to get stuck in the past.

[@jaynestaggy9775]

I disagree.....nostalgia gives you ways to comfort yourself.....Yes it's sad that we are not back there now but we experienced it and it gives us a warm feeling.

[@ManishSingh-jz2hx]

@@jaynestaggy9775 it only comforts people who are not in the worse position right now compared to their past self.

[@aanchaltiwari9205]

@@ManishSingh-jz2hx you're absolutely right

[@SamjThompson717]

'Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart' - Haruki Murakami - Kafka on the Shore

[@will9648]

I do love that book. It's full of memorable quotes that make you think

[@Shibexx]

Every time I finish one of Murakami's novels I get engulfed by a sense of melancholy, Kafka on the Shore is my favorite book by him so far.

[@NabilSutjipto]

What’s scary to me about nostalgia is that it may give a false perception that you won’t be able to have a moment like you had before. As we move forward in life, things change, and clinging to how things were in the past, of wanting to recreate that moment would only lead to an eventually disappointment.

[@meepinandmorpin]

9:17 I'll never look at Mastercard the same way again.

[@ijpmac]

Linking your memories with your emotional network: PRICELESS

[@vincentraxe]

😂

[@leejaerim8972]

@@ijpmac you deserve this: 🏆

[@abdullahemad9457]

lmaooooo

[@HistoryTime]

Amazing video. Found you via Nathaniel Drew . Super interesting stuff. Im gonna watch more.

[@joaquinqueijo6086]

Well Welcome to the fan club!

[@patriciosolorzano5737]

It's an amazing channel. Nathaniel is awesome too. 💕

[@lyndsikaya]

You guys both make amazing content! Yay to you finding each other. Maybe we can see a collaboration someday ❤

[@Infernus25]

If you love Nathaniels content you'll love Johnnys

[@valerieivanova2433]

I second that; although Im here after their collab with Craig WheezyWaiter, y’all should check him out too!

[@prennyabs]

It’s one of the reasons I can’t ever get rid of my Spotify subscription... it connects me to so many different parts of my entire life. I have a playlist for each part 😂

[@jobeyy]

wow that's amazing you have stories from some steps in your life...

[@muhammadahsan9336]

Gosh I felt this

[@Charloteblahblah]

Samee, I love the playlists Spotify makes of music I liked years previously, I listen to them a LOT lol

[@syneditzz]

Same, I have made separate playlists for years 2015 - 2020 and when I listen to those songs I feel nostalgic

[@thecuriosityconcept]

Love the storytelling in this! It's lowkey scary how timely this video is because I've been thinking about nostalgia a lot the past couple of days. Especially how you can feel nostalgia for a past you never experienced. Like when you listen to old music or watch an old movie and you feel that concoction of cozy happiness, warm relatability and deep longing, even though they're not your memories. Fascinating. As was this video!

[@waj_jia6820]

Exactly! since last few months this feeling of nostalgia has been frequent and seems never ending.

[@ehmmmjay9907]

Me when I see- Johnny with beard: Teach me things! Johnny without beard: Gimme your lunch money!

[@johnnyharris]

Bahahahaha! man this is soooo true.

[@aliasgerchallawala4582]

@@johnnyharris haha

[@cottontheeastercottontailr265]

third here don’t mind me i wanna see when this blows up

[@maelstrom4126]

@@johnnyharris Nostalgia has positive and negative effects. It can relieve depression and also accelerate it. Nostalgia produces a distorted sense of how the past was. Your brain edits an experience to be something more than it really was. In a sense, your brain reduces a complex scenario and presents you with a simple emotional response. Most people are passive thinkers that react to the moment as-is and gain little insight into their experiences. (Very) Few people are active thinkers who analyze their memories and understand that their nostalgic feelings are a gimmick, but one with lessons if you examine the memory. Nostalgia is used by all kinds of people to slant their world view to see what they want to see. In essence, it's just an emotional filter. Both political parties (whether left or right) use nostalgia to color their politics. Nostalgia doesn't present the truth, because history is often more complex than we permit ourselves to comprehend. Reality is often not the same as nostalgia. It's more like wishful thinking.

[@MorgzMitchell95]

Dude, I'm a neuroscientist and this was honestly the perfect combination of neuropsychological theory, story telling, political philosophy and sweet animation/graphics to comprehensively present the phenomenon of nostalgia. I love your work Johnny, always very inspiring and informative. Keep it up!

[@ultrahalf]

Am I the only one in their 20s who doesn't have more than 10 pictures of their self.

[@yahyakanouni]

I’m 16 and I hate picture myself because I think it ruins the photo. I appreciate more taking photos of a beach or a mountain or someone else.

[@ladasodaexplains3355]

There's no point taking pictures if all the memories bring you pain, tbh

[@user-ls9ff4cu9x]

Relatable

[@andreylucass]

Our lives are boring

[@joaquinqueijo6086]

@@andreylucass I mean, I just ate a sandwich. Soooo.....

[@bookish.calirican]

This made me feel better about how much I don’t remember from my past. I’m sure if I see photos or maybe talk to people about events those memories would resurface but sometimes it freaks me out how much I’ve forgotten.

[@thechrishau]

I think about that weekend at buffer festival a lot! This video about nostalgia made me nostalgic lol.

[@omg.pslino]

In Portuguese we got this word: saudade. It is basically a nostalgic felling regarding some good distant memories from someone - or a period of time - that you wish were back. A great appreciation of memories

[@nikkijoseph3614]

this is so crazy. i woke up today and faced some insane changes that took me by storm. i haven’t stopped crying all day and i’m by myself. this video was sent to me i swear. thank you

[@shravanakarthikeyan5914]

I feel like nostalgia is great sometimes, brings back good memories and feels and all that, but if you’re already feeling lonely it’s just gonna make you want the past even more, which you can’t have, and is gonna take you away from trying to make the present better

[@austingaebe1731]

Made me think of this quote from Spike Jonze's "Her": "I caught myself thinking about it over and over. And then I realized that I was simply remembering it as something that was wrong with me. That was a story I was telling myself that I was somehow inferior....The past is just a story we tell ourselves."

[@goldenmagnolia5424]

"Her" is in my top 5 for sure. The soundtrack, cinematic themes, and character depth is incredible :)

[@Flutterbyby]

I was just re-watching Her the other day and that sentence stood out to me.

[@MatthewOliphant]

"Nostalgia is to memory what aspirin is to penicillin, a sugar-coated pill that’s easy to swallow, but won't alleviate symptoms." -Ian Shoales

[@inquiry5961]

So in short, nostalgia is literally copium

[@Lorelaiv9]

@@inquiry5961 Both of these comments are underrated gold lol good job 👏🏻

[@marcsoren7]

I've been watching a lot of things I watched as a little kid recently, and the nostalgia is such a comforting thing. It feels like a warm blanket that I don't want to get out of. Although, watching them now again, is creating new memories of those things I watched, and it feels weird to be changing the way that I remember something.

[@tomashudak3641]

Exactly... i listened to a song which i listened to last time probably 8 years ago and the nostalgia was powerful. But i turned it off immediately because i did not wanted to create new memories to that song

[@aanchaltiwari9205]

@@tomashudak3641 relatable.... there are so many songs which i dont listen purposefully to avoid them being "RESETTED" or should i say "Spoiling Nostalgia"

[@NadirOnTheGo]

Watching this and thinking about stuff gave me goosebumps bro. Thank you for making this

[@normalguy11.11]

Same

[@sheikhjaber2415]

Its been a while I have been enjoying his videos but I just want to say that nowadays I love your contents too 🖤 Thank you guys for being in KZbin,

[@AhmadsAnecdotes]

Nadir Bhai apni ekhane?!??!!!!!!

[@alethearia]

Johnny: I have a theory Scientists: *hypothesis (it's okay, we know what you mean and love you anyway)

[@johnnyharris]

But I’ve empirically tested it and seen predictable results and then fortified and modified it based on those results. So I guess I’d still call that a (personal) theory.

[@alethearia]

@@johnnyharris Man, it's gotta be peer reviewed. xD mostly I'm messing with you. I'll accept personal theory. It hasn't earned that capital T yet.

[@abhiinair]

@@alethearia He's got millions of "peers" reviewing it xD

[@alvaroop6307]

This video has touched me deeply. I have found myself sinking in nostalgia time and time again when looking at old pictures. More often than not, it starts to hurt and I simply run away from such memories. I thought that was just me who felt that way... It feels great to hear that this is a common pattern. Thanks a lot Johnny for such a beautiful work.

[@JorgeSanchez-je4bt]

The experience of nostalgia for those who have lost a loved one is a painful one. My sister died of cancer when she was nine years old. Last year my mother died of cancer. I have old videos of my life as a child, memories that included a healthy, happy childhood, just like yours. Today those old videos will remain in its place. In my closet. They are painful memories. The passing of time and the passing of those whom you love creates a deep, continuous reminder of one's mortality, which I believe is unnatural and a result of untimely death. It is unnatural because it robs you of innocence and hastens the inevitable through melancholy. Moreover, to those who did not have a happy childhood but was fraught with abuse, it is also painful, leaving one with something that was stollen deep in what makes them human. To those who suffer from nostalgia, I would say that today's moments are a safe haven that even now is being stollen due to the pandemic, leaving many deeper in loss. The only solution is to see the systemic issues in this country, the issues that have predictably shortened the life of those of color, and also the loss of meaning in those of privilege, and seek a better society with all the support that is needed from a civil people.

[@batyushki]

I've been scanning, transcribing and editing my journals that I've kept since about age 14. This is a long process as I wrote a lot over many years, so it's been more than a year-long journey so far, and I'm only halfway through. I notice that reviewing old memories that I haven't reviewed in a long time causes me to care more for my current relationships, to think more highly of myself and others, and to make me more grateful for all the experiences and people that have been part of my journey. It also shows me how much I've changed psychologically, and how much my beliefs have evolved. It reminds me that we should not attach ourselves too closely to our beliefs (they change) and that we should work harder to keep the relationships that matter to us (they are easily lost). Thanks for a very well produced video!

[@AntonWongVideo]

Nostalgia being used by politicians...or as South Park put it, people are eating too many "member berries"

[@Infernus25]

That was such a brilliant season

[@WarteZimmer100]

I Member

[@jennymisteqq5399]

@@WarteZimmer100 Pepperidge Farms remembers.

[@NelsonDellis]

Loved this video. Nice work! But an odd realization occurred to me while watching it. I do what you did for 30 days, EVERY DAY. Like, I can't imagine a day where I don't purposefully experience nostalgia. And this has been my whole life. Am I the odd one out here? I thought this was just something normal people do. Or maybe most people don't do it as much as me? It sounded crazy to me that you had to go and dig up your old photos/video/music. For me, they are regularly being visited.

[@oogenesis]

same here.

[@scruffytuna]

Doesn't the effect wear off when you visit the old menories multiple times? Like your brain remembers the last time you remembered it then the new memories get mixed with the old

[@The98597thMark]

Johnny said in a previous video (the one about photos) that you should make time to go through your memories. I think this might be another way it makes sense. I don't make time for it, but what that also means is that I'll be going through my photos, or going through a box of stuff, for some unrelated reason, and next thing I've triggered some nostalgia and I'm going down the rabbit hole for hours. It's always bittersweet, and it's always unexpected, and in a way structured time for it may be better.

[@cloverhamilton2453]

ISFJ is the most common personality type, which is super big on nostalgia and the past.

[@klaudiaklaudia7155]

I don't experience nostalgia very often. I like watching old videos and photos but I just... don't do that as often, I don't know why

[@pluralizes01]

The presentation is absolutely unbelievably good!

[@aliasgerchallawala4582]

I agree

[@igotsadinosaur]

S0⁰00

[@anamerkury8881]

This was amazing. I'm literally crying over it, understanding how nostalgia is poisoning my life. I have been trapped in one period of my life for the past three years, since I've experienced it. I have been returning to these times, understanding that it is out of control, but not knowing, why. But now I at least have some insight into it and how it could have influenced me

[@thenaughtykidproduct]

Did anyone else notice Julie Nolke at 6:15? two of my fav creators in one frame.

[@marazao]

Is there a video of that conversation?! i wanna see!

[@soniashapiro4827]

yup

[@hedgehog_1086]

I swear all my fav youtubers know each other, like some kind of conspiracy

[@TheNixie1972]

Yes, noticed that too! Just high-fiveing.

[@qwertz314159]

He definitely has a crush on her

[@zivgidron4676]

Johnny. This was beautiful man. It’s such a pleasure watching you grow as an artist/creator. The more you’re willing to expose of your inner workings and feelings the better the videos get (not to say they’re not always pretty spectacular)

[@ramiel-sayegh1929]

The video I didn't know I needed - but is exactly how I have been feeling and in some ways struggling with. Thank you, Johnny.

[@matteodrago7522]

This is one of the most wonderful, precise, and quality works of storytelling merged with science divulgation I've ever seen so far. Congrats Johnny!

[@anaritacoelho6689]

That feeling you are describing is what we portuguese call "saudade", it's sad but it's good, it's feeling sad about something good that's gone. Look into it!

[@Mateo-et3wl]

It's just nostalgia. There's nothing magical about the portuguese word. And the entire video is him looking into it!

[@anaritacoelho6689]

@@Mateo-et3wl I didn't say there was something magical, I just said there is word that describes it. But, because there is a word in a language the people who use that language are more aware of what that word describes.

[@VG0901]

“Mourning something and yet celebrating it too” . No more perfect way to define this. Absolutely awesome!

[@nikki5095]

I'm grateful that this video found me today. It was exactly what I didn't know I needed. Kind of like nostalgia. Thank you both for putting this into the world. 🙏

[@Wickerss]

This video has made me realise how different I experience life compared to others if this is the ‘norm’. For me, it’s more that I live in a constant state of nostalgia all the time, to the point when things are happening in the moment, I know that I’m making a permanent memory of that moment and how I felt and how sad I am that it’ll end, even though it’s still currently happening. Idk it’s weird to explain.

[@marielbrown3030]

I feel this often too

[@anairaMPatricia]

I’ve feel this.

[@flowerfox333]

Crave by Paramore is a song that talks about this. “I can’t wait to memorise this day, a picture could not contain the way it feels. You say “live in the present”, I’m already dreaming of how it begins and trying to savour the moment but I know this feeling will come to an end. So I crave to do it again, all again.” Makes me cry every time I listen to it because I feel like I am never able to fully immerse myself in an experience and truly enjoy it because I’m trying so hard to make it a memory. And sometimes I get disappointed with an experience I’m having in the moment because it doesn’t feel as big as my brain wants it to be.

[@MadTracker]

I get that. I’m incredibly nostalgic, + a lover of history. A side effect of this is a kind of hyper-awareness of the present, recognizing what are pivotal as well as supporting moments as they’re being processed, and the ability to appreciate things more fully because of it. I believe most people have this hyper-awareness when confronted with hallmark events, but don’t engage with it during the mundane.

[@jinngeechia9715]

The most beautiful moments in your life are also the saddest. Because they will never ever happen again. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯. - Homer

[@KT-oi7hs]

I think some people can become addicted to nostalgia. I have a lot of people in my life that struggle with depression and are afraid of change. They cling to nostalgia because they are convinced it’s the only happy thing for them in the world.

[@FlashDriveFilms]

“Reactivating dead thought patterns, over and over again, we can feel old desires like ghosts, moving us this way and that as we put ourselves under their sway again. A 15-year-old boy remembers wanting to become an astronaut. A 23-year-old man laments a lost girlfriend. Even the little things carry ghosts: a shopping list never fulfilled for an old project, a half-finished drawing, a story idea in a line. If bad memories nag, happy memories can be even worse. Winning a medal in sixth grade. Old soccer trophies. A special love letter. To be sure, we remember these times with love and fondness, but there is also something bad there. There can come to be a strange gnawing feeling and a dissatisfaction with a present that can never live up to the polished memories of old expectations. Be careful what you force yourself to remember. Be mindful when sending messages to your future self, because it might not want to be bothered so much.”-Lion Kimbro in Mind Performance Hacks (2006)

[@adimaurya02]

WOW!

[@joshforeman95]

I love the old clips and stuff. Nice seeing! Wish I had more videos/pics from being a kid. Cant take a picture when the time passed

[@coe8159]

Thank you for making this video. I was just going through a nostalgia depression episode and I was greeted by this video and I feel better now.

[@bindu996]

timely video man, made me tear up. this shit gets more complicated when that nostalgia is tied to loved ones who have passed

[@MuhammadAhsan-qu1tt]

Johnny you look like the Harvard version of Casey Frey

[@peasandhoneybees]

100%

[@danielchretien2057]

LOL

[@chubby_cheeks_curly_hair]

I started journaling since I was 10 years old and now I am 30.. and each time I read back, it’s so intense that I cannot continue for long and all I think about, who is this person.. it’s too much

[@swaravaishnav8718]

"Taking the edge off with a dose of nostalgia." I am crying already! *happy tears*

[@bidenadministrationischina5091]

Those times were so great that in comparison you feel like you left something behind. You covered this very well. Every year around winter I get this feeling. I remember simple playing. Trees, snow, forests, friends, all those things. I get really sad in remembering. But they every year I remember what I love to do here. Fishing and camping. This has immense positive leads. Now I'm taking kids to the park and striving every weekend to get out and be simple. Thank you

[@ShiaGirl18]

14:43 I LOVE THIS BACKGROUND MUSIC!!!!!!!!

[@ruifchaves]

Can you tell me what song it is?

[@user-cj2dx5tf8g]

@@ruifchaves it's called "Good Morning" by Laxcity

[@GotDamBoi]

"It's like good, and warm....but it's also, like....hurtful" I'm so glad you said this cuz this is how I feel looking at old pics or recalling old memories

[@metamorphosis_77]

Loneliness shouldn't intimidate you. It is a state that you should use in order to work on yourself. A state where the space that you inhabit should act as the training ground for the development of your soul. There is freedom in loneliness. Free yourself there.

[@klaudiaklaudia7155]

But there is a difference between being alone- which can be a great state to work on yourself and feeling alone- which is well, not that great and quite depressing

[@youtubefan6822]

I’ve leaned on nostalgia during rough anxiety patches in my life. This video did a really great job with the circle in your theory. That was what had me hooked. Nostalgia is nice, but can be too much for me at times. Yearning for days from the past gets to me. Great video sir👍🏽

[@kenhard]

I wanna be Johnny Harris when I grow up, and I'm 24 years old

[@spacebunsarah]

I came here to write this comment, except I’m 27 and well past the grown up stage. Crazy to think I’ll be 30 soon, and while I’ll never be a cool journalist like I wanted, I can live vicariously through this fucking guy.

[@somethung8188]

Your analogy is a perspective my mind could have never thought of, yet it's so flawless!

[@BrunaClaas]

Wow the production and sound effects in this video - so inspiring!!

[@Visuallynoisy88]

This is one of the greatest pieces you've ever done Johnny. I'm a massive fan of your journalism and videos. Big kudos!

[@bederhajali]

it's very interesting how you address the concept of nostalgia really enjoyed the video I find when it comes to that type of loneliness the best mechanism is to understand that you are a tenant of the present a traveler of the past and a dreamer of the future and you shift back and forth throughout your day through these three positions that you have but the other aspect of loneliness is that actual loneliness where people are currently lonely and I think the result of that is selective community in a sense that people now understand that they can achieve a lot more if they don't interact with people and with the means that we have now that gets amplified because you have constant access to knowledge and entertainment and information and so that's the real loneliness that people are facing I notice even in my own family the younger generation are disconnected because they'd rather talk to somebody across the world than sit with their own family because their family does not understand them or they feel alienated where in reality that it's in the past you had to compromise and change and grow together and that helps you develop more and more into social understanding

[@matthewrodriguez9408]

I myself am somebody that's going through a lot everyday this video really brought a light back to my days that I've been missing for years remembering all the times I've forgotten. I just want to truly tell you thank you

[@Yellowsnow69420]

I’ve always said, “Forever and never are just two weeks in the past or future.”

[@VijayJaisankar]

Nostalgia is a powerful emotion that is invoked by anything that resembles our past experiences. Sensory stimuli are popular triggers, and at times, nostalgia is elicited on purpose to feel better about current events. The hippocampus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area, and ventral striatum - Reward Centers of the brain - are activated during nostalgic activity. So, when listening to say, an old song, you might feel happy even if that song wasn't to your liking then - you reminisce about past times. Nostalgia is so comforting and so easily provoked, that it can even become an addiction.

[@rakaipikatan8922]

If you feel lonely, try talking to a mirror with a candle in the middle of the night, guaranteed a company! (psychosis not included).

[@powerranger2467]

🙏

[@marksilla8276]

Are you okay bro?

[@prashnaveetprasad8339]

I did that but that lady was very angry and was screaming at me, not friendly at all.

[@azidie3682]

@@prashnaveetprasad8339 Same the lady keeps following me. Now I don't even have alone time anymore, it's annoying!

[@prashnaveetprasad8339]

@@azidie3682 lucky you, it must be soo romantic and cute to have someone chase you.

[@LashanR]

This video made me feel so many different things. Reminded me why I document and journal so much, I feel like most of the time I'm living so in the moment, so in that bubble that I can sometimes forget who I am. It's always good to look back and remind yourself

[@kartikchoukse8050]

Man, I literally cried after watching this video. I can relate to every single thing based on your theory. Thank you for such an honest video.

[@momoonline4857]

The memories this made remember..... The content you make is something special and is awesome!

[@carolinelittle4258]

That very brief moment when he played motion city soundtrack made me feel so seen

[@crhu319]

In January last year I stayed with a friend. A bit over a year later, she was dead of suicide. Nostalgia includes the ache that you could have said some thing different. Made the lost that much less lonely. Remorse. Ultimately it's dangerous to think you made or didn't make "the difference". But we all do, and it makes many vulnerable to fascism/conservatism/hate.

[@ryuk9414]

Sometimes I really feel like "Am I the same person anymore?"

[@klaudiaklaudia7155]

When I remember how I used to hang out with my friends all the time in middle school, I ask myself how did I do that? Because now I spend almost all of my time by myself (even before corona) and I definitely was happier then. But I don't know if it's simply because of growing up or if new people will bring me happiness?? I'm only 18 and it feels like I'm a completely different person like I don't have the same experiences with people now

[@icarus9980]

@@klaudiaklaudia7155 maybe we’re just growing up and leaving people behind is a part of the growing pains. Sometimes I ask myself did I lose myself trying to grow up

[@klaudiaklaudia7155]

@@icarus9980 leaving people behind is normal, but I don't know what kind of people do I want. What do I want in general lol I don't know

[@margaretf.b.9688]

Ah this explains why I get so much nostalgia every time I listen to classic Christmas music, reminds me of my childhood and the good old days 😭😭👌

[@CasterAzucar]

[for me] it can be a swamp where time stands still. I avoid it, hence why facebook is firmly in the back seat.

[@Waadee101]

Watching music videos from the 90s evokes nostalgia in me. It feels sad because I can’t go back to that time. My youth is gone. But it was a wonderful time. When I watch these old music videos. I feel like I am reliving my youth.

[@chrissessions6108]

Should have called this one "How the US Stole Nostalgia" 😁

[@mattyigreene]

LOL

[@arnoldstallonereeves7469]

Those damm Imperialist!

[@ljgarrison6910]

I found myself reminiscing last night, it was haunting but absolutely comforting. I miss the mid 90's to early 2000's so much, his point of saying "mourning and celebrating" at the same time. I don't know what it is I miss, but I miss something. I often get lost in my memories.

[@washuotaku]

Johnny Harris: Does multiple projects in order to provide content each week. Me: Watch KZbin all day.

[@rajadhirajmaharaj]

21st century is not for working class humans. 21st century is for the privileged ones.

[@thevikingbear2343]

I like when youtubers presnet an ad from the get go. Like you said: "before you go, I'd loke to talk about...." I hate when youtubers segway into an ad like for example ralking about a movie and then "but do you know what neo could have used to avoid being tracked? A VPN..." I hate those, so good job and thank you for being straightforward with your advertising.

[@Rviere]

Nooooo, you hit the mark with this one, how dare you make me cry alone in my room during quarantine! D':

[@johnnyharris]

😌

[@aadarshahumagain402]

@Katya River. THANKS FOR PUTTING YOUR MUSIC COLLECTION. FOUND SOME GREAT SONGS 🎵😇❤

[@spacebuddy5339]

Watching someone talk about nostalgia makes me nostalgic.

[@mei62789]

halfway thru and I've concluded that nostalgia is too deep for me. peace.

[@nilsjanssen6981]

Honestly man, your videos are SO good. All of them are so good. Also, thanks getting me through the lockdown (netherlands). I watched all your videos, all day every day until I have seen them all, loved them. You really mad lockdown 100x better, THANKS!!!

[@Cole_Bailey]

Wow that is really deep. Thank you for this mind opening experience.

[@RobertNowland]

That’s the perfect way to describe and characterise nostalgia. It’s remembering a memory so fondly but at the same a sadness for it being trapped in the past. Incredible video

[@anonymousaccount100]

you know it's crazy because I grew up in the Philippines listening to filipino music in Tagalog. I remember a year or two ago, having been in America for over 8 years already, driving around I put on a playlist of these old songs, and they literally sort of time-traveled me back to those carefree childhood days, and I actually started to tear up. As I listened to the music, the moments and memories of that past time felt more real than any virtual/augmented reality tech we have today. You're right, it's such a weird dualistic battle of emotions, I'm not even sure if those tears were of joy and fondness or of sadness and longing. Probably both! Which is such a crazy concept to understand

[@neilzeppeli1614]

What's your favourite song though?

[@maddygooner]

My personal problem is I'm rarely ever content with the present and always find myself yearning for the past. And it just makes me feel so down and low that it's never coming back.

[@jakekempen4400]

I'm gonna watch this video again in 2028 and be like, "Woah."

[@kennarajora6532]

man 2005 was when I was born. This makes me feel really young and naive. That's what he calls nostalgic, a time before I even remember. The time I'll feel nostalgic for is now.

[@maxkuijper000]

Who also agrees that This man is nostalgia itself

[@toericabaker]

This man is not a part of my childhood, so no

[@casjopaia_via]

What I think of is that nostalgia comes up incredibly often in literature and story telling in general. Because when you create characters, just as real individuals, you define them over their current life situation, but also for a good part of their past. Usually nostalgia is a key point in the plot, in their personal development. And I think nostalgia is extremely poetic. Very bitter sweet. We feel this more often than we’d imagine I think. A very human feeling.

[@travelbridges3513]

Victorians felt that nostalgia was a potentially deadly mental illness.

[@laMoria]

Yeah, because all those slaves - I mean factory workers would start to remember that they once had a good life in the countryside.

[@UtkarshJoshi_]

I really appreciate the way you provide such prospectives towards everything.

[@Amogue]

so lonely, came here under a minute of upload.

[@dogszo6200]

me tooo :((((((

[@Ben-pz7wo]

Same. I had a falling out with my friend group and my ex right before covid started. I’ve been without a friend for like months but it’s lit. Hanging in there.

[@Amogue]

@@Ben-pz7wo i feel you bro, stay strong.

[@jayjackson5705]

This was a truly wonderful video. Life is so busy, I can barely remember old memories. There may be a thing as over documentation, but I probably under document. Great video.

[@channel_no_longer_active]

The mysterious cure for loneliness. Don't be alone

[@l.5186]

Being alone and lonely are different things.

[@duffy6542]

Ayo what I just saw your comment on NNN with some anime chick for day 15

[@Raprada]

4Head

[@AdemOmerovicBA]

It can be viewed from other side, like you are not lonely and without friends but successful and surrounded by new people and then you stumble upon something that reminds you of your old times with other people that are, maybe, not there anymore... People that you maybe hurted on your journey to present successful you and then it hits you... sadness, nostalgia.

[@geoffreydesena587]

What about how nostalgia can be a crutch for you personally? As a distraction from the changes you ought to make as an individual to become a better person? This was almost a really impactful video, but the hard turn into politics ruined it for me.

[@enigmaticallis3110]

Same!!! 💯💯💯 Perhaps there's a reason why so many people are becoming nostalgic all at once...because in many ways, the past WAS BETTER!!! Its not 'all in your head' and it, in no way, means anyone is getting "3xpl0ited" by it, except maybe by M@rv3l..😂😂

[@tarobrob513]

Dear Johnny Harris, Thank you for keeping me up this year, your content are top notch. Thank you so much!

[@tarobrob513]

More of thissss, next time do Deja Vu.

[@tarobrob513]

Dreams, common type of dreams (running, naked in public, etc)

[@bigbrother6548]

That’s really cool, but did you know that hot dog is only 30% dog

[@aliasgerchallawala4582]

No it’s 90 percent mustard

[@addas4]

Thank you very much for sharing. Please note that every person is different as human and we are all parts of varied spectrum whether on relationships or past nostalgic experiences so recommeding taking a dosage on nostalgia can affect you differently. For instance, nostalgia has a counter effect and big hit on me because I am not socially active person and do not take lots of photos/videos and I never had a true friend which made me feel bad about myself. Anyway it made me feel I need to take more photos/videos every once in a while. To anyone seeing this, you are never too late, focus on your self-development and you will win on the long run! Thank you Johnny for your hard work and I really notice your mixed emotions on this video, whatever you feel be proud of yourself and never feel lonely because you have a huge number of people that support you from the whole world in KZbin.

[@priyansh1542]

Am I the only one who zoned out multiple times while watching this ?

[@shuebkhan787]

agree

[@seljiang]

Wow this is so spot on and you beautifully articulated this feeling that is always in limbo.