This vulture article talks about this https://www.vulture.com/2016/10/2016-why-are-we-obsessed-with-the-80s.html
So the traditional nostalgia cycle goes like this: the 70s were aping the 50s, the 80s were aping the 60s, the 90s were aping the 70s and the 2000s were aping the 80s. Youd think that starting in 2010 wed forget about the 80s and move on to the 90s right? Now while there is also a good degree of 90s nostalgia right now, I think one reason the 80s still play a huge role is that neoliberalism has broken culture. We're more overworked and overstressed than ever, and so artists, instead of being risky and avantgarde (though there are people doing that ofc, just not in great enough numbers and I dont blame those that dont, you gotta eat), are mining 80s music cuz that's proven to work. We can see that just this past year with albums like future nostalgia by dua lipa and what's your pleasure by jessie ware, both of which I enjoyed. Movie studios, wary of risky investments in a climate where margins are thinner than ever, greenlight remakes and sequels to the great 80s franchises eg indiana jones, alien, Ghostbusters, star wars. Also nowadays a plurality of millennials and old zoomers live with their parents, unlike their parents or parents' parents at the same age. This also influences those generations' cultural tastes. I think it's also because most young people recognize that we live in a horrible decade, we look back to the last decade where things seemed okay. The 60s and 70s are too far away, too alien, but the 80s seems just right, even tho that's when Reagan came to power and everything started going to shit. Anyways I'm gonna stop now but I hope this made sense. Feel free to ruthlessly critique me
This vulture article talks about this https://www.vulture.com/2016/10/2016-why-are-we-obsessed-with-the-80s.html
So the traditional nostalgia cycle goes like this: the 70s were aping the 50s, the 80s were aping the 60s, the 90s were aping the 70s and the 2000s were aping the 80s. Youd think that starting in 2010 wed forget about the 80s and move on to the 90s right? Now while there is also a good degree of 90s nostalgia right now, I think one reason the 80s still play a huge role is that neoliberalism has broken culture. We're more overworked and overstressed than ever, and so artists, instead of being risky and avantgarde (though there are people doing that ofc, just not in great enough numbers and I dont blame those that dont, you gotta eat), are mining 80s music cuz that's proven to work. We can see that just this past year with albums like future nostalgia by dua lipa and what's your pleasure by jessie ware, both of which I enjoyed. Movie studios, wary of risky investments in a climate where margins are thinner than ever, greenlight remakes and sequels to the great 80s franchises eg indiana jones, alien, Ghostbusters, star wars. Also nowadays a plurality of millennials and old zoomers live with their parents, unlike their parents or parents' parents at the same age. This also influences those generations' cultural tastes. I think it's also because most young people recognize that we live in a horrible decade, we look back to the last decade where things seemed okay. The 60s and 70s are too far away, too alien, but the 80s seems just right, even tho that's when Reagan came to power and everything started going to shit. Anyways I'm gonna stop now but I hope this made sense. Feel free to ruthlessly critique me