Why You're Nostalgic for 2016 (But Should Be Nostalgic for 2006)

HigherIQ · Mar 1, 2026 · 5m

00:00 — Introduction 00:38 — What a Big Mac and a Diploma Tell You About Twenty Years 00:38 — The Internet Used to Have Edges 04:01 — Why the Nostalgia Cycle Is Speeding Up 04:01 — The Year Before the Smartphone 04:01 — Wrap Up Sources: - 2026 is the new 2016 (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_is_the_new_2016 - Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds (Kaiser Family Foundation): https://www.kff.org/other/event/generation-m2-media-in-the-lives-of/ - The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens, 2021 (Common Sense Media)…