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Introduce yourself: here are some prompts:

What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?

What does Vaporwave mean to you?

What subgenres are you most into?

How did you find out about this place?

What do you do for fun?
Introduce yourself: here are some prompts:

What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?


Arrested Development

What does Vaporwave mean to you?

I'm not sure, Its always interested me and I'm hoping to get more into it now I'm a member here but so far my only real experience with it is listening to running in the 90's vaporwave. haha

What subgenres are you most into?

I'm not quite sure yet as I'm not that far into vaporwave

How did you find out about this place?

I discovered the dead internet theory. That made me interested in this website and I've read some posts here and decided to make an account as there is some very interesting discussion here

What do you do for fun?

I love to mess around with computers, and electronics in general.
I also have a small typewriter collection - of 2 typewriters lol - I enjoy typing on from time to time
and lastly I feel somewhat embarrassed about this bit for some reason but I've just very recently gotten a 2-stroke 50cc moped and riding on that is great fun, and so is learning about all the engine bits and bobs while fixing it up
 
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Introduce yourself: here are some prompts:

What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?

What does Vaporwave mean to you?

What subgenres are you most into?

How did you find out about this place?

What do you do for fun?

Hello there guys/gals, nice to meet y'all. I'm not very inquisitive when it comes to introductions, so for now I'll rely strictly on the guide given below.



First question:

I'm not a sitcom watcher. The sole reason I ever watched sitcom is because some of my relatives and friends enjoy watching them, and since I charge up by being in their prescence and have a blast with them, I sometimes end up watching these shows. However, I could never force myself to do the same when I am in solitude.

Second question:


Vaporwave usually hits me with nostalgia and a sense of calmness. It is an intriguing style for me, since all the "noises" used within these specific tracks were abundant when I was a child. (I still am a spoiled toddler at heart, but that's another topic :b ) But I also percieve the creative genius within these audios and some of them are like soft fire, making my blood boil (in a good sense).

Third question:


I don't understand. Do you mean vaporwave-subgenre? Music subgenre? Art subgenre? Do you mind if I don't intend to pull off the possible layers and just want go ahead to the next question?? (My bad. xD )

Fourth question:

I have an account on Telegram, with various channels on it that feeds the account with content. Not too much though, as I am very selective. On one of them I've seen a video shared regarding the theory of the older kind of internet we are used to being "dead", made by the man/crew (?) named "All Time Scary", based on a post published right on this website. I have just begun to dig on here. I must admit, the style of this page is very appetising. And - might I add - have a more passionate and human-like feel to it. I wonder what I'll find.


Fifth question:

My kind of fun is not one of the traditional sense. While many people in my surroundings are busy with a few certain stuff whole-heartedly, I am not someone who easily commits to one idea or task and do it routinely for a long period of time. I am also fairly outgoing, but I usually not the one to initiate these programs, I just like to join in case I actually find at least a bit of personal purpose in them why it was worth to engage in, and I expect not just the general "I'll ask you about your well-being - not out of sincere care, but rather because I get bored easily and I am desperate to do something visibly out of ordinary with my life, so let us just get the show rolling" chit-chat. :) Can't help it, I'm a guy who's obsessed with the big picture and finding it's various pieces and their order of connection. Hence, my idea of fun is more introverted. I appriciate harmonious forms of self-expression, and sometimes a bit of silence. I don't intend to be rude or harsh to anyone, but sometimes I am not careful enough to stop, because trying to view events and their structure of happening from outside the box as a sole observer without attaching any emotions to them is an ice cold process. I intend to change a bit in the way I pass forward my conclusions though.



That's it for now. You can ask any question you'd like, as far as it does not interrupt intimate boundaries. Toodles xD
 
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y2k

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What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?

drew carey show </3

What does Vaporwave mean to you?

a comforting critique of a unique time

What subgenres are you most into?

idfk many subgenres 2 be very real w/ u

How did you find out about this place?

neocities

What do you do for fun?

pressin buttons in photoshawp n talkin to my friends o:
 
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Novem_IX

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What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?

Well, I have a large Miami Vice poster on my office wall...that's about as close as my life gets to a TV show lol.

What does Vaporwave mean to you?

It's like looking back into a "liminal space" of culture. It's very nostalgic.

What subgenres are you most into?

Futurefunk

How did you find out about this place?

Found this forum while researching the "empty internet" theory, instantly fell in love with the retro aesthetics and general subject matter.

What do you do for fun?

Weightlifting, PC gaming, golf, and knifemaking.
 
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minmo

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What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?
King of the Hill maybe

What does Vaporwave mean to you?
I made a Metro-Ko track at the age of 16 and felt pretty good about that, it was not good but maybe someone enjoyed it.
My cassette player messed up my Mediafired tape so I bought another one and then sold it two years later for $50 profit. This is a substantial regret. I don't listen to vaporwave very often anymore but still listen to James Ferraro and Mediafired every once in a while. The aesthetics are enduring and powerful and make me feel comfortable.

What subgenres are you most into?
Idk much about vaporwave subgenres but as mentioned I like Mediafired and early James Ferraro. Also fond of YYU and Napolian (RIP). Ofc all Vektroid projects as well. Never really looked much beyond Beer on the Rug.
Additionally I like breakcore/lolicore, jungle, gabber, techno, PC Music, K-Pop, Drain Gang + more
Here's a song I currently like a lot: jiafeng - Paranirvana Shoujo

How did you find out about this place?
A link in the conspiracy subreddit.

What do you do for fun?
DJ, mess around with CRT TV's and camcorders, 5th & 6th gen gaming, go out and drink on Fridays and Saturdays.
 
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digenis

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"What Cancelled Sitcom Best Describes Your Life?"
Uhhhhhh. "You". But that's still on Netflix. (Jk)
"What does Vaporwave mean to you?"
A 2010s internet music phenomenon. I much prefer doomer post-punk(lol)
"What subgenres are you most into?"
Of? I guess I'm into cosmic horror when it comes to books, mobster flicks when it comes to film. Post-punk when it comes to music. :)
"How did you find out about this place?'
Discord!
"What Do You Do For Fun?"
Read, workout, and think.
 

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Talon

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What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?
Parks and Rec.

What does Vaporwave mean to you?
I enjoy the hyper surreal sense of nostalgia it tickles my ears with.

What subgenres are you most into?

VHS Pop and Mallsoft.

How did you find out about this place?
I've been lurking for a few months so I can't quite recall. It may have been a >redditcostanzayeahrightsmirk thread.

What do you do for fun?
Gardening and making Tumblr blogs I abandon almost as quickly as I start them.
 
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xMojaveDream

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What canceled sitcom best describes your life?
Breaking Bad. No further explanation needed.

What does Vaporwave mean to you?
I've personally heard a lot of things. Everything from anti-consumerism to modern art. I personally see it as a celebration of an era. Vaporwave is intended to celebrate technology from the late 20th century and early internet culture/media. Pretty milquetoast, I know, but that's really what it means to me

What subgenres are you most into?
I'm into a lot of Outrun and skeuomorphism (if you can even call those vaporwave). I generally like most Vaporwave subgenres.

How did you find this place?
Either some random >redditcostanzayeahrightsmirk or an internet rabbit hole. Not really sure which.

What do you do for fun?
I play a lot of video games. Mostly with my close friends. I also like to work on some digital art/graphic design, workout, and experience nature.
 
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Still a Youth

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What cancelled sitcom best describes your life? Probably Portlandia. Everything about it from the quarky indie techy vibes to navigating life surrounded by hippie caricature
What does Vaporwave mean to you? Vaporwave is the melting pot of contemporary internet culture. however, it being about five years old, it's quickly becoming obsolete. but whatever comes after vapor wave has to be just as ethereal

What subgenres are you most into? i don't really listen to vaporwave all that deeply, but i prefer tech house and deep hosue when i'm not listening to trap. ginsing soup 2002 all day erry day

How did you find out about this place?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYVMFTJY2qM


What do you do for fun?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXIw1BvfEQ8
 
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juicy_ricky

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What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?
Family Matters...because I'm on some "Did I do thaaaat?"

What does Vaporwave mean to you?
Music for the 80's cyberpunk future we haven't lived yet....

What subgenres are you most into?
Future funk because it reminds me the most of old filter house music...but on a bad cassette and really, really loud for no reason. TBH I'm more of an Amiga Junglist/Tracker music fiend and a house and techno connoisseur

How did you find out about this place?
Came for dead internet theory....stayed for the great sense of design and the overwhelming feeling that I'm in an alternate timeline where the internet from my 90's childhood never went away...

What do you do for fun?
DJing, raving, surfing, retro gaming, reading, being anti-social.
 
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AvocadoJelly

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What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?

I haven't watched many sitcoms. I can give you a video game: Majora's Mask -- At least at an allegorical level. (I have a pet theory about how Majora's Mask relates to some BUddhist and Hindu esotericism if anyone would like to hear it)

What does Vaporwave mean to you?

While I've listened to Vaporwave before I'm not super knowledgable about it. I listen to a fair amount of Nujabes whose lineage (arguably) leads to lo fi which is a cousin of vaporwave. I first heard Nujabes from Samurai Champloo when it aired on animax. I guess I like him now because of his connection to underground east coast hip hop. Honestly, I feel like a lot of boom bap has that same feeling for me that you guys describe for vaporwave. The feeling that 'the time is out of joint'. Derrida called it the always-already absent present. Nujabes has one song that gets at the essence of all this for me. World's End Rhapsody from his album Metaphorical Music.

What sub-genres are you most into?

From what I've listened I'd say I enjoy future funk. I suppose I answered some of this question in the previous one. I'll also add that I enjoy City Pop (for that 80s feel). Beyond vaporwave, lofi, and so on I'm into a little bit of jazz (just a little bit) and subgenres of metal (not as much as I used to).

How did you find this place?

In a very real way it found me. You could say I come from /lit/ before it got ruined. I started going there around the time everyone was obsessed with Deleuze.For some reason more people came into the board--normies, /pol/-refugees, and >redditcostanzayeahrightsmirk refugees alike and the culture was ruined. So I stopped going there, especially since I'd met a couple of people elsewhere and they turned into my writing group. I was talking with one of the members of my writing group and we were looking for some sort of /fit/ greentext. Searching for that lead me here.

What do you do for fun?

I like to read. I write. Play video games--though most of my gaming is nostalgia gaming at this point. I program too. I'm working trying to get a web dev job even though I studied electrical engineering in college.

Please forgive the length and the meandering, tangential nature of my answers; talking too much is my great sin.
 
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What does Vaporwave mean to you?
Good music. I just like it.
What subgenres are you most into?

Not sure. I just like vaporwave.
How did you find out about this place?
youtube schizo meme -> r/he_comes -> a user linking this place -> here
It was a really weird journey.
What do you do for fun?
Investigate online mysteries, play notpron, edit random videos... mostly waste time
 
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rwfan99

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What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?

I really can't say I have a sitcome that best describes my life, but I still think about the show Party Down. The cast and writing were good IMO and it's a shame it ended after a couple seasons. It is nice to see the cast succeeding in other shows and is poignant given the premise of the show.

What does Vaporwave mean to you?

This is new to me but I am glad I have stumbled upon it. I'm excited to go on some magical journeys with a Vaporwave playlist.

How did you find out about this place?

I came across it after researching Dead Internet Theory

What do you do for fun?

Try to find meaning internally and meaningful connections around me.
 
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I went from lurking for two years to posting pretty regularly so I guess it's time I actually introduce myself...

What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?
Hmmmmmm... that's a tough opening question! The Mighty Boost perhaps? Not sure why but this feels like the right answer.

What does Vaporwave mean to you?
As a music-maker vaporwave means a hands-on opportunity to explore my relationship to popular culture by mixing all sorts of different material into new experiences

What subgenres are you most into?

I like the noisier more discordant and chaotic side of vaporwave like vapornoise or harshvapor or artists like ClearVisionDream Productions. I'm also into projects that mix vaporwave with breakcore although I am not sure that's an actual verifiable genre.

How did you find out about this place?
Honestly, it's been so long since I first made my account but I think I saw a post of Twitter

What do you do for fun?
I produce music sporadically, help put on streaming events with my buddies over at the Headless Blood Idol twitch channel, mess around with datamoshing video and I am also a huge horror movie geek.
 
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What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?
Malcolm in the Middle. Not the genius part, mostly the growing up lower-middle class in the early 2000s.

What does Vaporwave mean to you?
Idk what it means to me, but it signifies a lost nostalgia for a future that will never exist.

What subgenres are you most into?
Technically not a subgenre, but I love soundtracks from old PC-98 games and visual novels

How did you find out about this place?
I don't remember, I think I bumped into the Youtube channel like a year ago and bookmarked this site. Today I found a link on /x/, and then decided I should finally make an account.

What do you do for fun?
I'm really into visual novels, although my tastes for VNs typically clash with most other VN fans
 
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Mauzer655

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What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?
genuinely no clue here, I was never really much into sitcom
What does Vaporwave mean to you?
surprisingly I've had surface level knowledge about vaporwave and the subgenres since around 2016, I guess I sorta grew up listening to macintosh plus
What subgenres are you most into?
mostly retrowave and darkwave (if that counts)
How did you find out about this place?
I suppose I just stumbled upon this place by chance from a youtube video
What do you do for fun?
I like collecting and restoring computers old and new, highlights of my collection include:
IBM 5150 with a pc.jr monitor
1988 compaq slt/286
several sets of commodore computers
a singular apple laptop from '96 that is missing parts and a charger
along with a bunch of y2k PCs complete with keyboards and 2 monitors. I also like boomer shooters and listening to music
 
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Hey Everyone!


What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?
idk

What does Vaporwave mean to you?
80's citypop, nice asthetic musics, covers of popular songs and trying to be coooool.

What subgenres are you most into?
mystery, history, citypop, jpop, anime - basic but nice 80's/90's music.
How did you find out about this place?
the 4chans
What do you do for fun?
this is hard - i've been travelling lately, currently in asia. it's nice.
 
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waveboy

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Introduce yourself: here are some prompts:

What cancelled sitcom best describes your life?

What does Vaporwave mean to you?

What subgenres are you most into?

How did you find out about this place?

What do you do for fun?

intro
hi, my name's waveboy, nice to meet everybody at ARM Cafe.. I hope I can make some friends here o_o

what does vaporwave mean to you?
it's a beacon for people who are trying to find their way home, even if it's not possible.

what subgenres are you most into?
probably listen to mallsoft most. seapunk, citypop, 80s, 90s, Y2K, r&b, house

how did you find about this place?
ig but then again through the dead internet thing.

what do you do for fun?
write and record music. think about aliens and alternate universes. chill in water. I love to make friends and to make music with friends. hit me up (^__^)Y

(www.waveboymusic.com)
 
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