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"There are nostalgia tourists. They copy the fashion of other times. They are part of a larger subtype, of aesthetics tourists. Think of all the "aesthetics" that have emerged as consciously made, Pinterest style "moods" in the past 15 years (cottagecore, dark academia etc). Its aesthetics dettatched"
"What's in: medicinal leeches, lake and mountain holidays, gloves and handfans as accessories, hysteria about mold exposure, eating bone marrow, birth stones, 90s nostalgia, saunas, train rides, a winter variant of cottagecore inspired by slavic folktales"
"I think one reason zoomers like socialism and homesteading "cottagecore" is that it lets us daydream about actually feeling fulfilment and enjoyment from sustaining ourselves through our work."
"and youve got to have money to turn your back on it all. cottagecore and shit is so exclusive to people with enough dough to buy a cottage."
"Not back-to-nature enough for real cottagecore, but still somewhat anti-civilization."