Trendsspeaking topic
Y2K, indie sleaze, 90s grunge... everything keeps circling back. Can culture still produce anything new, or is it condemned to recycle old aesthetics forever?
— nostalgia recycling and trend cycle discourse
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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