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BlueRajasmyk2 t1_itx60q6 wrote

Reply to comment by AllanfromWales1 in People tend to have more memories associated with older songs and movie clips than newer ones, and they tend to be happier memories as well. People also tend to appreciate content that triggers a memory more by giuliomagnifico

Could it also be selection bias? The older movies I remember are strong memories because, well, I still remember them. The less memorable ones I've just forgotten completely (often forgetting I even watched them to begin with)

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AllanfromWales1 t1_itx6s5a wrote

Certainly true with music. YouTube comments on old videos to the effect 'music was so much better in the 1980s' (or 70s or whenever) fail to take account of the swathes of unutterable trash there was in those days as much as now.

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