[lioeters]

> burnout recovery

I hope you're feeling better. Interesting how retro computing, like old games and operating systems, can be comforting and even healing. I've had similar experience with emulators - playing Gameboy and Nintendo games from childhood, or running Macintosh System 9.

Reminds me of Pico-8, SerenityOS, TempleOS. There's a common thread of a retro-style computing environment that can be entirely understood and controlled by the user.

I imagine there's deeper psychological dynamics to this, like a safe "sandbox" as a therapeutic tool.

It also says something about design with empathy and focus on user experience. There are so many hostile dark patterns these days in technology and society, that it's a relief to find some space (physical or mental) that's designed for your comfort.

[lobsterthief]

It’s more that nostalgia is apparently very healthy for you