1. It's depressing
Think about it. When you reminisce about the "good ol' days", you're just reminding yourself of the things you no longer have. We can all sit around and feel sad about not being children, but it's not going to do anything for us except make us depressed about something that is never going to change.
2. It's making us hoarders
I'm personally at fault with this one. I keep way too many stuffed animals, trinkets, jewelry, and clothes that I will never really use again. Despite not having purpose, I can't seem to find it in myself to rid with these boxes of my childhood covered in dust. We could be reasonable and only keep a few things--- but then we feel unreasonably sad for the items we would be getting rid of.
Stop being a hoarder. Remove the garbage.
3. It's embarrassing
Many people think about their past selves, and cringe. Why should we be constantly reminded by Facebook that we had horrible side bangs in middle school? We also obsessed over anime shows, dressed in neon colors, played the recorder for school, and gossiped about what 5th grade boy or girl we would marry someday.
We don't need to relive those years, they were the dark ages.
4. It's making us obsess over social media
I'm not going to say that technology is making our lives perfect. It isn't. Social media is an amazing tool, but also it can ruin us. Whenever we look too far back into our profiles, we waste time. We could be making new memories, but instead we're choosing to dwell on events that are no longer happening. Also, social media makes us think only the things that we have taken photos of matter. That isn't true.
What we do today and tomorrow, whether or not it is photo worthy, is a lot more important that scrolling for hours down a feed of memories.
5. It's taking away our focus from the present
I know we've all heard this. We will be happier if we live in the present. I hate listening to others as much as everyone else, but it's true. I think back to the beginning of high school when I struggled to make new friends. My friends from middle school faded away, and my childhood friends lived across the country. I was lonely.
I could think back to those days, and feel as if I have no self worth, or I could think about the present. I have friends that love me, music I love working on, and a family that doesn't argue too often.
