Dune was one of the most memorable books I’ve ever read and I have to second your opinion.I find Dune to be an incredibly philosophical series of books and consider Frank Herbert to have been a genius for some of the ideas and portrayals in his books. I'll put up this quote which I came across a few years back that hit pretty hard at the time. From Frank Herbert's 1981 "God Emperor of Dune":
“Most believe that a satisfactory future requires a return to an idealized past, a past which never in fact existed.”
To me, that statement implies that nostalgia is often deceiving and it is against our nature to be satisfied with the present. Instead we either look forward to a "better" future or lament the loss of the "better" past.
despite the TV going to a test pattern at midnight.
Most of what I actually have nostalgia over is from when I was a kid and memories with loved ones who are no longer alive.
I was lamenting the disappearance of old time auto parts places and it got me to thinking. Just turned 60 and remembered when I was a kid. Banks closed at 5pm and if you needed cash on the weekend you waited until Monday at 9 am. Same for shoes, clothes, etc. Most places closed Friday afternoon and opened up Monday morning. Some places had a half day on Saturday. I was living in San Jose in the 1960's and remember 7-11 being open from 7-11. I also remember the dairies and orchards that have been gone for decades now. Internet? Cell phones? Cash machines, money less transaction's.....Netflix. the list goes on and on. Given the chance who would turn back the clocks to 1965?
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be....
That's a blast from the past. I am age 60 as well. TV went off the air every night at midnight and so did radio. some stations went off air earlier. No cell phones, if someone didn't answer the land line then you just had to call at another time. IF you had a color tv you were probably rich. No cable just rabbit ears. maybe 1-3 channels at best and often the pic was snowy. cartoons were on Saturday mornings and maybe afterschool. For pre school there was Captain Kangaroo. I can recall there being what was known as "counter checks" that stores kept on hand. If you forgot your checkbook you could just write a counter check to make your purchase and the stores had counter checks for most of the local banks. Most grocery store were open till only 6:00 or 7:00 so if you ran out of bread or eggs or milk you just had to wait till morning. Gas stations sold only gas, oil, tires and maybe cigarettes and soda. They were not quick stops as we know them today. No bottled water either. I recall going on trips with parents as a youngster (almost every summer went from Fargo to grandparent's ranch in Wyoming) when you stopped for gas Mom or dad filled up the water jars with water from the gas station. Most gas stations had a faucet and hose just for travelers to fill up with water. Sometimes we would stop at Wall Drug in SD and get the free water there. They had signs every few miles along I 90 it seemed. Oil cans were made of cardboard and the oil spouts leaked oil and made a big mess when adding oil. Standard trans vehicles out numbered auto trans. I learned to drive on a 3 on the tree Ford Falcon and a four on the floor F100.I was lamenting the disappearance of old time auto parts places and it got me to thinking. Just turned 60 and remembered when I was a kid. Banks closed at 5pm and if you needed cash on the weekend you waited until Monday at 9 am. Same for shoes, clothes, etc. Most places closed Friday afternoon and opened up Monday morning. Some places had a half day on Saturday. I was living in San Jose in the 1960's and remember 7-11 being open from 7-11. I also remember the dairies and orchards that have been gone for decades now. Internet? Cell phones? Cash machines, money less transaction's.....Netflix. the list goes on and on. Given the chance who would turn back the clocks to 1965?
The "good old days" weren't that good. Times change.