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Not saying this is what’s going on, but you can ABSOLUTELY have nostalgia for a time that wasn’t your own, too.

I suppose I could ask elsewhere but do you (or does anyone else) have a word/term for this?

Anemoia is the term, I believe, and an almost perfect fit (nostalgia for a time you have never experienced)

Oh yeah absolutely

But you are a "high-computer-skill" person.

Also, the lazy sysadmin forgot to set a quote for today.

That's fine. Based on my recollection I don't agree with your thesis (or think it's at least greatly exaggerated) but reading source documents from the past and advancing an argument is solid history scholarship.