Internet & online culture

12 min

Algorithms boost 90s grocery ads to leverage nostalgia

An exploration of how recommendation engines are surfacing archival 90s grocery store content as a psychological counter-response to modern inflation, and the mechanics of 'economic nostalgia' in the digital age.

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