Haptic nostalgia: A form of sensory memory specific to touch stimuli that no longer exist in your life or on the planet.
A new term for me.So…What’s your favorite instance of haptic nostalgia—the poignant memory of the physicality of an obsolete thing—like dialing a rotary phone?For me:The shifting of a stick on my many former cars with a manual transmissionThe clunk of the channel changer on an ancient tube TVThe metallic click of the high beam button on the floor of my 1987 Chevy MalibuThe slide and gentle click of the reset button on an Atari 2600The feel of the bend and recoil of a fiberglass pole vaulting pole
Published on February 18, 2025 02:37