Nostalgiamining 

"Nostalgiamining refers to the cherry-picking of arbitrarily defined "retro" elements in an attempt at revivalism. Rather than do anything unique with or make some kind of commentary about these elements, nostalgiaminers haphazardly stick shit together in an attempt to be charming or to mask a complete lack of creativity."
- Mariteaux, "Nostalgiamining vs Forging the Future"

A: Have you ever seen my page that I made today filled with buttons, under construction bar and scrolling old background that reeks 90s?
B: That sounds like nostalgiamining to me.

Nostalgiamining by MyCatMonsters March 28, 2022

Nostalgia Mining 

The creation of a movie or piece of media with the sole purpose being to bring back nostalgic memories from its audience. This happens because the producers of these movies or pieces of media know that they will profit off of your childhood memories.

person 1: I really want to see that new "Mean Girls" movie! I used to love the original when I was a kid.
person 2: I've heard the production quality isn't very good because they are nostalgia mining instead of putting work into the movie to make money.

Nostalgia Mining by Therealgurble January 24, 2024