Nostalgia has taken over our culture. The top-grossing movies of 2023 were “Barbie” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” “Hogwarts Legacy” and “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” were two of the most successful video games of the year. In a report for advertisers about 2023 listening trends, Spotify identified nostalgia as a powerful driver of music engagement, especially among teenagers — it said Gen Zers spent significantly more time listening to older artists last year than they did in 2022.

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Clay Routledge, PhD, is the Vice President of Research and Director of the Human Flourishing Lab at the Archbridge Institute. As a leading expert in existential psychology, his work focuses on helping people reach their full potential and build meaningful lives. Follow his work @clayroutledge and subscribe to his newsletter, Flourishing Fridays.

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