Incidentally, the "early digital camera" aesthetic has been back in style for a couple of years now.

breezybottom 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

No, it hasn't. You're confusing digital cameras with Polaroids.

No, I’m not. Old digital point-and-shoots, and the harsh direct flash aesthetic, have been very popular. Some specific camera models that some random popular TikToker happened to recommend have been selling at quite a mark-up.

Two-ish decades is the standard length of a trend cycle. 00s is now retro in a cool way. Gen Z/Alpha, who have grown with phone cameras, want a different look, and having a real flash is particularly attractive because it allows taking reasonable photos in night clubs etc. Just like we did back in the day. (browsing old Facebook photos)

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breezybottom 3 hours ago | parent [-]

How do you quantify that as a trend? Prices change all the time. How many people actually bought it?

The stuff about "generations" and trend cycles is nonsense.

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Sharlin 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Ok, think what you want. I have zero interest in arguing about stuff like trying to quantify qualitative things.

	▲	breezybottom 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's a bold statement on HN. Perhaps you confused this with reddit.

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kowbell an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Polaroids are much bigger but I've also seen a resurgence in crappy early digital cameras in young adult spaces. There's been a slow rise in all things Y2K in some spaces and getting a crummy digital cam from a thrift store or ebay is a sick find.

	▲	breezybottom 30 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Quantify this. What constitutes a resurgence, or a slow rise?

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rubidium 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It’s the same cultural response as the analog movement. The collective sense that everything Covid on stole our future, and AI is only making it worse.