| Seriously I don't get the appeal of it. Please explain why teens are obsessed with pale but neon colors and retro glitchy images. |
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| Maybe its the new version of MTV like the 80s were the rock and roll. The 90s were hip-hop and late 90s to early 2000s were some strange fuse of techno. But I can be wrong. I will admit it is somewhat catchy. Vaporwave to me seems like a counter-culture to main steam media music industry. |
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| "Obsessed"? I thought it's just a meme, that's it. |
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| You answered it yourself... "Teens" |
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| It's a nostalgia to a past they never had. These kids are experiencing nostalgia for the first time, but since they're too young to have concrete memories they can only use art to vaguely express these feelings. |
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| It's not just a teen thing. And you're a bit behind on this. Make the thread years ago friendo. |
rawrX3pounces said: It's not just a teen thing. And you're a bit behind on this. Make the thread years ago friendo. But years ago there's isn't as much as now. It's everywhere now. TheBrainintheJar said: basically because they want to feel something that exists before they're born? Hmm I see, interesting.It's a nostalgia to a past they never had. These kids are experiencing nostalgia for the first time, but since they're too young to have concrete memories they can only use art to vaguely express these feelings. |
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| I don't really know what vaporwave is, but I think it's pretty common for older generations to not understand why the younger generation likes what it likes. When I was a teen, adults didn't understand why I was into the things that I was into, but I just liked the "in" thing for my generation to a point. As a whole I never really knew what was trending, but often TV and radio dictated it for me. I would say most normal teens attempt to keep up with trends since being a kid/teen is (for most of them) about fitting in. I can't say what they think is great about this "vaporwave" we're talking about, but the fact that a lot of teens are into it means it's probably trending for whatever reason, and teens like what is trending whether it's good or not (which is subjective anyways). |
You said: nah this was more prevalent two years ago lol.rawrX3pounces said: It's not just a teen thing. And you're a bit behind on this. Make the thread years ago friendo. But years ago there's isn't as much as now. It's everywhere now. |
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| Vaporwave is a meme that got out of hand. I'm not sure why it's so popular, but it probably has something to do with counter-culture and how the genre is trending among the Internet-savvy youth. The spacey and surrealistic feel of it probably also makes it seem complex and deep, similar to neo-psychadelic music like shoegaze, which also is popular among certain demographics... |
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| It's just a meme that satirises consumerism through nostalgia. |
| every generation had that one common interest that the adults couldn't understand tho |
| Why are you bothered by this? I think its pretty dope |
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| I think you have a hard time understanding the ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ |
| I think it's got something to do with the F I J I water the kids are high on these days... Fiji, not even once.  |
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| I'm a middle aged man so it's all about pseudo 80s nostalgia and nothing at all about ａ ｅ ｓ ｔ ｈ ｅ ｔ ｉ ｃ ｓ美学 |
You said: rawrX3pounces said: It's not just a teen thing. And you're a bit behind on this. Make the thread years ago friendo. But years ago there's isn't as much as now. It's everywhere now. TheBrainintheJar said: basically because they want to feel something that exists before they're born? Hmm I see, interesting.It's a nostalgia to a past they never had. These kids are experiencing nostalgia for the first time, but since they're too young to have concrete memories they can only use art to vaguely express these feelings. Someone wrote in Wired that we're not just getting nostalgic for events now, but for devices and machines. That's because machines change so rapidly now. The casette tape survived, what, barely 10 years? These teenagers are born into a society with nostalgia for devices and that's one way to experience it. |
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| I think it's the whole counter-culture occurrence where people take an interest in a trend that's some 20 years older then themselves. Also, it's not hard to make mashups/remixes with halfway decent v a p o r w a v e. Observe: - - - - @animeisniceig That signature has a nice ass. Where is that from...for research purposes? |
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| It's called // A E S T H E T I C //. Hahaha. I don't get it, too, but I just let them like whatever they want. |
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| Oh, that, there's a a pretty simple explanation behind all this aesthetic trend. M E M E S And vape too. |
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| It's kind of a throwback trend... like 80's and shit just on the internet. It's okay, idk if I'd call it a genre but whatever i've heard some cool stuff of it. Although I'm not sure if it was all vaporwave I think some of it was just anime internet music. |
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xrockxz89 said: It's kind of a throwback trend... like 80's and shit just on the internet. It's okay, idk if I'd call it a genre but whatever i've heard some cool stuff of it. Although I'm not sure if it was all vaporwave I think some of it was just anime internet music. you ever heard sounds of the internet (modem) slowed by x70? spooky |
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| Pretty good video on the matter |
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Ikaros_42oh said: xrockxz89 said: It's kind of a throwback trend... like 80's and shit just on the internet. It's okay, idk if I'd call it a genre but whatever i've heard some cool stuff of it. Although I'm not sure if it was all vaporwave I think some of it was just anime internet music. you ever heard sounds of the internet (modem) slowed by x70? spooky b4 i listen to that there's one of justin bieber that literally killed me |
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xrockxz89 said: Ikaros_42oh said: you ever heard sounds of the internet (modem) slowed by x70? spooky [yt]QI3kuq7fsmI[/yt b4 i listen to that there's one of justin bieber that literally killed me oh well riperino:( u was a gud man and your new song sounds pretty I N T E R N E T - Y |
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| that's bassin out lol. the bass speaks :I |
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Ikaros_42oh said: oh well riperino:( u was a gud man and your new song sounds pretty I N T E R N E T - Y thx its cause i fuck with some of htat vaporwave lol ^^ |
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| I like a couple songs, but it's mostly a meme. |
| It stems from this generation's obsession with 80s and 90s culture. It's the same reason why old fashion trends and vinyl records are becoming popular again. Doc Marten boots, flannel shirts, "mom jeans", 80s-style hoodies, etc. |
TheBrainintheJar said: lol of course not. I cringed to be honest .don't overthink shitIt's a nostalgia to a past they never had. These kids are experiencing nostalgia for the first time, but since they're too young to have concrete memories they can only use art to vaguely express these feelings. |
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kikyo1hinamora said: TheBrainintheJar said: lol of course not. I cringed to be honest .don't overthink shitIt's a nostalgia to a past they never had. These kids are experiencing nostalgia for the first time, but since they're too young to have concrete memories they can only use art to vaguely express these feelings. Am I? I mean, you first become self-aware and starts accumulating memories around age 13. Everything before is too vague. Then at high school at 16 you have 3 years of some memories. You start to develop nostalgia. Plus the internet opens up all these memories of pasts they never experienced. It's not solid research, but you can't deny the internet more than any other media opens up a lot of experiences we never experience and never could experience again. |
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erik said: I just like the music, it is a lot more than just a meme... and I agree with @TheBrainintheJar ; that is probably what is going on inside our minds. I know that when I got on the internet around age 12, I didn't have all these people talking about the good old days. I know 16-year-olds on the internet who have to hear about old things like Linkin Park and game boys. |
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Brooke said: looking at those a e s t h e t i c tumblr pages just makes me get all excited, it's just too a e s t h e t i c for me to turn away you know exactly, it just s o o t h e s the soul... |
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OneBrainCellLeft said: never heard of it... i think you're living in a fantasy world. I know a lot of teenagers and my Facebook wall is filled with these. It definitely exists. |
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| What? Did you wake up from a 2-year slumber? I don't think V A P O R W A V E is as ''popular'' now as it was a bit before. |
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