I'm starting to feel that to stay sane, you should occasionally do REALLY STUPID NOSTALGIA.
Like, you know the 80s were wood panels and homophobia, 3e had huge flaws, you idealize the 90s because you were a kid, 2008's internet had horrific bullying, etc etc
But right now you need to set it aside and idealize A BETTER SIMPLER TIME. After the hangover clears up and you can say "yeah actually that was shit" again, you can also say "but this was good so I want to bring THIS back into the future."
@LexYeen here a mix of generalizing outwards from "old school renaissance" D&D, looking at the reaction a friend drew while idealizing 2008ish interwebs, and looking at my own nostalgia for the 90s.
@Leucrotta this is ultimately the same thought process that has me respecting sparkledogs more than I ever did as An Youth.