2026-01-11 10:29:56

Electronic pets are popular again. Recently, I’ve noticed a bunch of people around me starting to raise them again, and Blackpink has also released a collaboration. At first glance, it seems like a retro trend, but actually it’s not — behind it is a forgotten need that is making a comeback.

Why did electronic pets become popular worldwide back then? Because they are not just simple games. You have to genuinely take care of them, feed them, clean up, and accompany them as they grow. They can get sick, and they can die. In the end, they will also leave you.

This kind of setting may seem cruel, but it hits the point — that sense of responsibility for caring for life, that feeling of companionship and being needed. An entire generation was touched by this small electronic screen. As times have changed, this emotional hunger has not disappeared; it has just found a new carrier. Perhaps this is the real reason behind nostalgia.

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NotAFinancialAdvice

· 5h ago

Basically, people are too lonely now; they even get excited about an electronic pet.

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TradFiRefugee

· 01-11 10:59

Haha, no, I really cried when my electronic pet died. Thinking about it now, it's just practicing losing.

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ShortingEnthusiast

· 01-11 10:58

Honestly, I really cried when my electronic pet died. Thinking about it now, it's a bit ridiculous. Only now do I understand what hunger feels like... --- Retro is just about someone who hasn't been properly cared for; nostalgia is just about trying to recapture that feeling of being needed. --- I'm that kind of person who can't even keep an electronic pet alive, and now I can't even sustain real relationships. It's hilarious. --- So, is the essence of nostalgia just a compensatory psychology? Then buying this thing is just self-soothing... --- Black fans' collaboration really knows how to ride the trend, but I have to admit— that sense of companionship really hits a nerve. --- Wait, do you really spend money on this? I thought it was just for watching. --- In the past, I kept staring at the screen so it wouldn't die. Now I do it all over again... People really do repeat their foolishness.

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AirdropHunterZhang

· 01-11 10:55

Buddy, isn't this just emotional harvesting? Don't you understand what "reinvestment psychology" means? It's a collective dream of a generation to get their money back.

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GateUser-3824aa38

· 01-11 10:44

Honestly, the moment the electronic pet died was truly epic. That's the core of the game.

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potentially_notable

· 01-11 10:33

To be honest, I really understand the companionship feeling of electronic pets. Nowadays, with such a fast-paced life, you can't even be truly accompanied by real people. Instead, a virtual creature can give you that sense of being needed. It's a bit ironic but also somewhat healing.

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