Unconventional Career Idea š”Become a Nostalgia Curator
There are so many cool new opportunities out there, thanks to technology
More than EVER, thereās this craving for simpler times. š š³ š” š¦
We want nostalgia, comfort, and a break from the complexity of it all. (If my phone dings one more timeā¦)
Iāve talked about this before: you can see it evidenced in all the nostalgic things weāre o-b-s-e-s-s-i-n-g over right now:
Cottagecoreāwhich romanticizes rural life, simple living, and a return to natureāis taking over the interiors world. (The aesthetic involves things like baking, gardening, foraging, and craftingāwhich just happens to be right up my alley right now, too. š¤£)
Nostalgia-based TV shows had an awesome comeback: Stranger Things was set in the 80s, Cobra Kai is the offspin of The Karate Kid, Fuller House came out as the sequel to Full House.
Retro comfort foods are in: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and even Dunkaroos are re-releasing products that were popular in the 80s and 90s.
Vinyl records are very, very cool these days (esp in places like Brooklyn): people are loving the slower, more deliberate act of selectinā¦