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> But I find the obsession with nostalgia in our culture to be sad and destructive

My occassional evenings spend looking back through the life that brought me where I am are sad and destructive?

I find them to be very effective tools for reflection.

Re-read what you quoted, please. I did not say "individuals occasionally recollecting their past experiences is destructive." I said the cultural level obsesssion with nostalgia. There's a big difference.

Is there? What do you consider the cultural level obsession then?

You seem to be conflating reminiscence with reflection.

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