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by Gormo 807 days ago
In addition to their functional purposes, screensavers are aesthetically pleasing, and experiencing them in 360° immersion for short periods of time is something some people would enjoy. Perhaps there's a novelty factor here, i.e. a desire to experience familiar things in a new context, but I don't see where nostalgia would apply, other than to the flying toasters imagery specifically.