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Nostalgia Blind

Something internet users made up to use whenever someone has a different opinion than them.
Person 1: Honestly, I prefer Mario 64 to Mario Odyssey. Just my opinion.
Person 2: N-NO! YOU'RE NOSTALGIA BLIND!!!

nostalgia-blinded 

A person, which does not realize that something is bad because they are nostalgic about it
Person1: I love this movie.
Person2: No, that movie was bad. You are just nostalgia-blinded.
nostalgia-blinded by Thromsty51 January 29, 2020

nostalgia blindness

A condition in which fond memories of something cause a failure to perceive it objectively at a later time.
Thanks to my nostalgia blindness, I feel that movie I saw when I was six years old is still great, even though it doesn't hold up anymore.

Nostalgia Blindness

AKA: Nostalgia-Induced Stupidity

When someone is nostalgic for something that was absolute trash and refuses to acknowledge that it was trash because their memories override all negative thoughts about it.
Split-Screen gaming was super shitty, y'all have nostalgia blindness

blinded by nostalgia 

Blinded by nostalgia aka nostalgia-blinded is some sort of a syndrome where people (especially gamers) are desperately in need of help.
Quandale Dingleberry: I miss the old Clash Royale, Jaquavious Android Junior the 3rd!
Jaquavious Android Junior the 3rd: Nah, the new update is so much better.
Quandale Dingleberry: Cap
Jaquavious Android Junior the 3rd: You are totally blinded by nostalgia!!

Blinded by Nostalgia 

Blinded by nostalgia is typically a term referring to a player in a video game who knows that they enjoyed a certain newer update of a game, but act as if an older update of the game was better, because it was more "nostalgic", even though the update didn't bring really good stuff.
"Season 3 was better than Chapter 2 Season 2"
"You are blinded by nostalgia"
Blinded by Nostalgia by poofart96 August 21, 2023