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The Fallout of Nostalgia: How 80s and 90s Dystopian Visions Are Influencing Today’s Generations
How neon-soaked visions from the 1980s and 1990s - from cyberpunk noir to post-apocalyptic road movies - have been retooled for a generation confronting climate collapse, precarious economies, and surveillance social media. This piece traces the aesthetic and psychological through-lines, explains why these stories resonate, and considers their political and personal consequences.