Interestingly, had this complaint been about an ad, parent would have been upvoted with hundreds of comments agreeing with them.
In other words, what OP is trying to say is that websites should be designed with the users goals in mind, and IMO it's fair to say that this website wasn't designed that way.
Ads are generally not nostalgic references (and when they are, you still know that it's someone ultimately trying to push your emotional buttons to get you to give them money).
In other words, what OP is trying to say is that websites should be designed with the users goals in mind, and IMO it's fair to say that this website wasn't designed that way.