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Topic	Snake Rates & Ranks Aesthetics
Snake5555555555 03/02/22 2:18:35 AM #11:	NBIceman posted... Hydropunk 5.5/10 A bit of a rare one here, not too much to go on from what I can find, BioShock being a premier example (though that game mixes many different aesthetics to great effect). I think the idea of it is nice, but it's a bit too similar to other aesthetics I've seen like Steampunk and Solarpunk. A whole water based society would probably just get tedious after awhile. hombad46 posted... Ghostcore https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Ghostcore 6.5/10 This is an interesting one. You think ghosts, oh this just focuses on death and horror, but no there's actually an element of comedy to this one too. I like that actually being scared of ghosts plays a factor into it and it isn't just like "Oh, ghosts are cool and I like the creepy pictures". There's tangible interactivity to the aesthetic. Still, the actual content of this aesthetic is just dull to me. With exceptions, I generally don't find ghosts all that interesting and each image is repetitive and derivative of one idea beaten to death. changmas posted... hyperpop https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Hyperpop 6/10 Hyperpop has produced some of the craziest music in the last few years ago, a genre growing in popularity ever so steadily with artists like 100gecs and Charli XCX in particular leading the charge. It's not what I choose to listen to most of the time, but I do enjoy some of the genre's most recognizable tracks. In particular, I appreciate the genre's focus on the internet age and creating this stuff independently, as well as being very inclusive with the LGBT community latching on to this genre quite tightly. It's a bit punk, it's a bit alternative, and has the kind of ADHD mainstream appeal that is perfect for everything constantly vying for our attention at all times. If I had a complaint about this one, it's that I don't think it necessarily has a strong visual identity yet and still remains primarily a musical genre more than a whole aesthetic onto its own. MarkS222222222222222 posted... Vaporwave https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Vaporwave 9.5/10 On paper, this shouldn't work. It's a mishmash of ideas and specific iconography that don't gel well together at all, like marble statues, checkerboard floors, 80s cityscapes, Arizona cans, 90s computer tech, Japanese ads... or so you would you think! It IS exactly that mishmash that is why its so successful, for me anyway. Again, like Hyperpop, this is an internet focused one to be sure, but where the former focuses on our mental hyperactivity in the internet age, Vaporwave instead takes a look back to a simpler, more nostalgic time, boiling the internet down to concepts that are sparse and fleeting, bought and sold with little care or thought put into it. It's supposedly a criticism of overly capitalistic societies, and you can spot it in some images to be sure (and the focus on 80s culture is no accident), but I always found it too esoteric to be successful in the regard. And to be clear, that does not hurt the aesthetic for me at all, because I always found the nostalgic portion of it more interesting anyway. I've never lived in the 80s, I've never used Windows 95, but I DO drink Arizona Iced Tea, and that's the great thing about this one, is that there's something for everyone to like. It's very amorphous, which is the point, it's to be looked at and disposed of, and I think the music is just so sweet, so relaxing, and so creatively striking, it's some of my favorite stuff to listen to in recent years and really spring-boarded my interest in stuff like Japanese jazz, city pop, and even jazz fusion. Cool stuff! Anagram posted... Steampunk. Going for a 1/10 here. https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Steampunk 4/10 Well, it's not the 1/10 you hoped for, but man is this one played out. This is easily one of the most popular aesthetics out there and has been for a long time (anyone else remember the "Steampunk Gender Swapped Joker in a Willy Wonka Hat" thing?). Steampunk has cool aspects - an emphasis on traditional machinery, lots of gears and gadgetry working in plain sight, but the fashion of it is so corny and impractical. Stripey pants, monocles, weird neck brace things, it's just such an uncomfortable look and then you have to be miserable using steam technology as well on top of that. Look, Steampunk peaked with the Thief series and nothing is going to be better than that, so why should I even care about this aesthetic anymore? Liminal Space Vaporwave Dethereal Ghostcore Hyperpop Hydropunk Casino Steampunk --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:963095836] in Snake Rate... [t:79922658]...</cite> <quote>NBIceman posted... </cite> <quote>Hydropunk</quote> 5.5/10 A bit of a rare one here, not too much to go on from what I can find, BioShock being a premier example (though that game mixes many different aesthetics to great effect). I think the idea of it is nice, but it's a bit too similar to other aesthetics I've seen like Steampunk and Solarpunk. A whole water based society would probably just get tedious after awhile. hombad46 posted... </cite> <quote>Ghostcore</quote> https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Ghostcore 6.5/10 This is an interesting one. You think ghosts, oh this just focuses on death and horror, but no there's actually an element of comedy to this one too. I like that actually being scared of ghosts plays a factor into it and it isn't just like "Oh, ghosts are cool and I like the creepy pictures". There's tangible interactivity to the aesthetic. Still, the actual content of this aesthetic is just dull to me. With exceptions, I generally don't find ghosts all that interesting and each image is repetitive and derivative of one idea beaten to death. changmas posted... </cite> <quote>hyperpop</quote> https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Hyperpop 6/10 Hyperpop has produced some of the craziest music in the last few years ago, a genre growing in popularity ever so steadily with artists like 100gecs and Charli XCX in particular leading the charge. It's not what I choose to listen to most of the time, but I do enjoy some of the genre's most recognizable tracks. In particular, I appreciate the genre's focus on the internet age and creating this stuff independently, as well as being very inclusive with the LGBT community latching on to this genre quite tightly. It's a bit punk, it's a bit alternative, and has the kind of ADHD mainstream appeal that is perfect for everything constantly vying for our attention at all times. If I had a complaint about this one, it's that I don't think it necessarily has a strong visual identity yet and still remains primarily a musical genre more than a whole aesthetic onto its own. MarkS222222222222222 posted... </cite> <quote>Vaporwave</quote> https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Vaporwave 9.5/10 On paper, this shouldn't work. It's a mishmash of ideas and specific iconography that don't gel well together at all, like marble statues, checkerboard floors, 80s cityscapes, Arizona cans, 90s computer tech, Japanese ads... or so you would you think! It IS exactly that mishmash that is why its so successful, for me anyway. Again, like Hyperpop, this is an internet focused one to be sure, but where the former focuses on our mental hyperactivity in the internet age, Vaporwave instead takes a look back to a simpler, more nostalgic time, boiling the internet down to concepts that are sparse and fleeting, bought and sold with little care or thought put into it. It's supposedly a criticism of overly capitalistic societies, and you can spot it in some images to be sure (and the focus on 80s culture is no accident), but I always found it too esoteric to be successful in the regard. And to be clear, that does not hurt the aesthetic for me at all, because I always found the nostalgic portion of it more interesting anyway. I've never lived in the 80s, I've never used Windows 95, but I DO drink Arizona Iced Tea, and that's the great thing about this one, is that there's something for everyone to like. It's very amorphous, which is the point, it's to be looked at and disposed of, and I think the music is just so sweet, so relaxing, and so creatively striking, it's some of my favorite stuff to listen to in recent years and really spring-boarded my interest in stuff like Japanese jazz, city pop, and even jazz fusion. Cool stuff! Anagram posted... </cite> <quote>Steampunk. Going for a 1/10 here.</quote> https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Steampunk 4/10 Well, it's not the 1/10 you hoped for, but man is this one played out. This is easily one of the most popular aesthetics out there and has been for a long time (anyone else remember the "Steampunk Gender Swapped Joker in a Willy Wonka Hat" thing?). Steampunk has cool aspects - an emphasis on traditional machinery, lots of gears and gadgetry working in plain sight, but the fashion of it is so corny and impractical. Stripey pants, monocles, weird neck brace things, it's just such an uncomfortable look and then you have to be miserable using steam technology as well on top of that. Look, Steampunk peaked with the Thief series and nothing is going to be better than that, so why should I even care about this aesthetic anymore? Liminal SpaceVaporwaveDetherealGhostcoreHyperpopHydropunkCasinoSteampunk --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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