The world you were raised in no longer exists

Blurry photograph of a blond-haired girl standing in a grass field. Behind he, in the distance, are the twin towers. VCR-like text reads "THE WORLD YOU WERE BORN IN NO LONGER EXISTS"

A slogan used in fashwave memes. It weaponizes nostalgia for eras that could be perceived as less diverse and inclusive, and acts as a rhetorical strategy to foster radicalization.

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