Why do we miss 2016? | The Stream

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On this episode of the Stream we look at the 2016 social media trend and ask; 'why do we miss 2016'? The past decade has seen a surge of new ways of self expression online but somehow netizens reminisce the grainy selfies with dog ear filters, old movies, and less AI-generated content. We discuss if this is really about 2016 or if we simply want more authentic connections again. Presenter: Stefanie Dekker Guests: Joel Marlinarson - Social media strategist and founder of ‘Coldest Creative’ Louisa Munch - Critical theorist Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile Transcript: Hello, I'm Stephanie Decker and welcome to the Stream. Why did we start 2026 by posting about what we were doing 10 years ago? The 2016 trend was on everybody's feed. But why? Was it a special year? Or does it have more to do with how we feel about today and tomorrow? It's been 10 years since 2016. Let's go back into the time machine. Why is everyone under a 2016 spell right now? Like, who started this? Everything is so bad that people are reminiscing about 2016. Or is it just because we're growing up and getting older and things feel a little less communal since 2020 and time felt slower back then? Are we just afraid of

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