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Understanding Vaporwave

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仮想プラザＶｉｒｔｕａｌＰｌａｚａＧｕｅｓｔｂｏｏｋゲストブック
“Ｉｔ＇ｓｔｈｅｍｕｓｉｃｏｆｌｏｎｇ－ａｂａｎｄｏｎｅｄｍａｌｌｓ
ａｎｄｓｏｌｉｐｓｉｓｔｉｃｖｉｒｔｕａｌ
ｓｐａｃｅｓ．” （１）

＂Ｉｆｅｅｌｌｉｋｅｉｔ＇ｓｍａｉｎｌｙｎｏｓｔａｌｇｉａｆｏｒ
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇｗｅｎｅｖｅｒｈａｄ，ｏｒ
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇｔｈａｔｎｅｖｅｒｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ．
Ｉｔｈａｓｔｈａｔｓｅｎｓｅｏｆｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅａｎｄ
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅｔｈａｔｗａｓｓｏｗｉｄｅ－ｓｐｒｅａｄ
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ９／１１．Ｉｆｅｅｌｌｉｋｅｉｔ＇ｓ
ｎｏｓｔａｌｇｉａｆｏｒｔｈｅｆｕｔｕｒｅｔｈａｔｗａｓ
ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄｂｙ９／１１．＂（２）

"Ｇｌｏｂａｌｃａｐｉｔａｌｉｓｍｉｓｎｅａｒｌｙｔｈｅｒｅ．
Ａｔｔｈｅｅｎｄｏｆｔｈｅｗｏｒｌｄｔｈｅｒｅｗｉｌｌ
ｏｎｌｙｂｅｌｉｑｕｉｄａｄｖｅｒｔｉｓｅｍｅｎｔａｎｄ
ｇａｓｅｏｕｓｄｅｓｉｒｅ．Ｓｕｂｌｉｍａｔｅｄｆｒｏｍ
ｏｕｒｂｏｄｉｅｓ，ｏｕｒｕｎｔｅｔｈｅｒｅｄｓｅｎｓｅｓ
ｗｉｌｌｅｎｄｌｅｓｓｌｙｒｉｄｅｅｓｃａｌａｔｏｒｓ
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｐｒｉｓｔｉｎｅａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌ
ｅｎｖｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔｓ，ｍｏｒｅａｎｄｌｅｓｓｔｈａｎ
ｈｕｍａｎ，ｄｒｕｇｇｅｄ－ｕｐａｎｄｄｒｕｇｇｅｄ
ｄｏｗｎ，ｃａｔａｌｙｓｅｄ，ｃｏｎｓｕｍｉｎｇａｎｄ
ｃｏｎｓｕｍｅｄｂｙａｒｅｌｅｎｔｌｅｓｓｌｙｒｉｃｈ
ｅｃｏｎｏｍｙｏｆｓｅｎｓｏｒｙｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ，
ｖａｌｕｅｄｂｙｔｈｅｐｉｘｅｌ．ＴｈｅＶｉｒｔｕａｌ
Ｐｌａｚａｗｅｌｃｏｍｅｓｙｏｕ，ａｎｄｙｏｕｗｉｌｌ
ｗｅｌｃｏｍｅｉｔｔｏｏ." （３）

＂Ｔｈｅ　ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ　ｏｆ　ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ　ｉｓ　ｏｎｅ　
ｏｆ　ａ　ｎｅｗ　ｖｉｒｔｕａｌ　ｐａｒａｄｉｓｅ，　ａ　
ｖｉｒｔｕａｌ　ｐｌａｚａ　ｉｆ　ｙｏｕ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｉｎ　
ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｗｅ　ｒｅｌａｘ　ｉｎ　ｈｏｌｏｇｒａｐｈｉｃ　
ｕｔｏｐｉａ，　ｕｎｄｅｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｗａｔｃｈｆｕｌ　ｅｙｅ　
ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ　ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌｓ　
ａｔ　ａ　ｂｅｎｅｆａｃｔｏｒｉａｌ　ｍｉｔｓｕｂｉｓｈｉ　
ｇｒｏｕｐ　ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎ．＂（４）

＂Ｉｗａｓｎ＇ｔｉｎｔｏｔｈｅｌａｔｅ９０ｓｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ
ｇａｍｅｓａｓｍｕｃｈａｓｍｙｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ，
ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅｆｏｒｂｅｂｒｉｎｇｓｂａｃｋ
ｍｅｍｏｒｉｅｓｏｆｔｈａｔｔｉｍｅ＇ｓｃｏｍｍｅｒｃｉａｌ
ｍｕｓｉｃａｎｄｇｅｎｅｒａｌＩＮＹＯＵＲＦＡＣＥ
ａｒｔｓｔｙｌｅ．Ｉｔ＇ｓｆｕｎｎｙ，ｍｙｍｏｔｈｅｒ
ｈａｄｔｈｅｔｈｅｗｅａｔｈｅｒｃｈａｎｎｅｌｐｌａｙｉｎｇ
ｉｎｏｕｒｈｏｕｓｅｐｒｅｔｔｙｍｕｃｈｏｎａ２４／７
ｌｏｏｐ，ｉｔ＇ｓｎｏｔｗｏｎｄｅｒｍｙａｆｆｉｎｉｔｙ
ｆｏｒｔｈｅｌｏｃａｌｏｎｔｈｅ８ｓｍｕｓｉｃ
ｒｕｂｂｅｄｏｆｆｏｎｍｅ．＂（５）

＂Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅｉｓｋｉｎｄｏｆｔｈｉｓｄｉｓｔｏｒｔｅｄ
ｃｙｂｅｒｐｕｎｋｖｉｓｉｏｎｏｆ８０ｓ／９０ｓ
ｚｅｉｔｇｅｉｓｔｗｉｔｈａｓａｔｉｒｉｃａｌｆｏｃｕｓ
ｏｎｔｈｅｐｅｒｉｏｄ＇ｓｃｏｍｍｅｒｃｉａｌｖｉｅｗｏｆ
ｔｈｅｆｕｔｕｒｅ（ｉｍａｇｅｒｙａｎｄｔｈｅｍｅｓｏｆ
ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ，ｆｅｒｒａｒｉｓ，ｐｏｐｍｕｓｉｃ，
ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒｓ，ｔｈｅｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ
ａｇｅ，ｔｈｅｎｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ－ｇｉａｎｔＪａｐａｎａｎｄ
ａｌｌｏｆｉｔｓｆｕｔｕｒｉｓｔｉｃｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ
ｉｎｎｏｖａｔｉｏｎｓ）．Ｉｔｈｉｎｋｉｔ
ｈａｓａｃｅｒｔａｉｎｒｅｓｏｎａｎｃｅｆｏｒｐｅｏｐｌｅ
ｗｈｏｇｒｅｗｕｐｉｎｔｈｅ８０ｓａｎｄ９０ｓ
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅｅｖｅｎｉｆｔｈｅｉｒｌｉｖｅｓｈａｒｄｌｙ
ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｅｄｔｈｉｓ，ｉｔｗａｓｉｍａｇｅｒｙ
ｔｈａｔｔｈｅｙｗｅｒｅｅｘｐｏｓｅｄｔｏ，ａｎｄａｔ
ｌｅａｓｔｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇｆｏｒｍｙｓｅｌｆ，ｓｅｅｉｎｇ
ｉｔａｇａｉｎｋｉｎｄｏｆｒｅｍｉｎｄｓｍｅｏｆｔｈｅ
＇ｇｏｏｄｔｉｍｅｓ＇ｂｅｆｏｒｅｉｔｂｅｃａｍｅ
ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔｈｏｗｕｇｌｙａｎｄｄａｒｋｔｈｉｓ
ＮｅｗＩｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎＡｇｅｃａｎｂｅ．＂（６）

＂ＹｏｕｒＰｌａｔｉｎｕｍＣａｒｄ（ＴＭ）ｉｓ
ｍａｄｅｏｆｐｌａｓｔｉｃ．＂（７）

＂ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅｉｓ．．．ｗｅｌｌ－ｉｔ＇ｓｆａｄｉｎｇ
９０ｓａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｓｗｉｔｈａｇｏｏｄｄｅａｌｏｆ
ｄｒｅａｍｉｎｅｓｓｍｉｘｅｄｉｎ［．．．］ｗｈｅｎｅｖｅｒ
ｙｏｕｇｒｅｗｕｐ，ｙｏｕｌｉｖｅｄａｒｏｕｎｄ
ｔｈｅｄｅｔｒｉｔｕｓｏｆｔｈｅｃｕｌｔｕｒｅｏｆ
ｔｈｅｔｉｍｅ．ｆｏｒｇｅｔｔｈｅｂｉｇｔｈｉｎｇｓ－
ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌｌｅａｄｅｒｓ，ｗｏｒｌｄａｆｆａｉｒｓ，
ｄａｎｃｅｃｒａｚｅｓ，ａｎｄｃｌａｓｓｉｃｍｏｖｉｅｓ
ａｌｌｂｅｌｏｎｇｔｏｈｉｓｔｏｒｙｎｏｗ．ｔｈｅｙ＇ｒｅ
ｐａｒｔｏｆａｌａｒｇｅｒ，ｓｈａｒｅｄ
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ．ｙｏｕｈａｖｅｔｏｔｈｉｎｋ
ｏｆｔｈｅｌｉｔｔｌｅｄｅｔａｉｌｓ．ｔｈｅｗａｙｔｖ
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ．ｔｈｅｗａｙｔｈｉｎｇｓｓｏｕｎｄｅｄ
ａｎｄｓｍｅｌｌｅｄ．ｔｈｅｐａｔｔｅｒｎｓａｎｄ
ｄｅｓｉｇｎｓｏｎｓｏｄａｃａｎｓ，ｐａｐｅｒｃｕｐｓ，
ｐｌａｔｅｓ，ｗａｌｌｐａｐｅｒ．ｔｈｅｐｒｅｓｅｔ
ｔｕｎｅｓｏｎｃａｓｉｏｋｅｙｂｏａｒｄｓ．ｔｈｅ
ｌａｙｏｕｔｓｏｆｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇｍａｌｌｓ．ｔｈｅ
ｌｉｔｔｌｅｔｈｉｎｇｓｔｈａｔｙｏｕｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ
ｂｕｔｔｈａｔｈｉｓｔｏｒｙｗｏｎ＇ｔ．ｙｏｕｒｅａｒｌｙ
ｃｈｉｌｄｈｏｏｄｗａｓａｎｉｎｔｅｒｃｏｕｒｓｅ
ｗｉｔｈｔｈａｔｄｅｔｒｉｔｕｓ．ｙｏｕｒｍｅｍｏｒｙ
ｏｆｔｈａｔｅａｒｌｙｃｈｉｌｄｈｏｏｄ，ｈａｚｙ，
ｄｉｓｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ，ｄｉｓｊｏｉｎｔｅｄ，ｆｕｌｌ
ｏｆｇａｐｓ，ａｎｄａｂｉｔｐｒｏｎｅｔｏｒｕｎｎｉｎｇ
ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒａｔｏｄｄａｎｇｌｅｓａｓｉｔｉｓ，
ｂｅａｒｓｔｈｅｗｅｉｇｈｔｏｆｔｈｏｓｅ
ａｌｍｏｓｔ－ｂｕｔ－ｎｏｔ－ｑｕｉｔｅｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ
ｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌｔｏｋｅｎｓ．ｔｈｅｙｅｂｂａｎｄ
ｆｌｏｗｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｙｏｕｒｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ
ｉｎａｖａｇｕｅ，ａｒｂｉｔｒａｒｙｋｉｎｄｏｆｗａｙ，
ｂｕｔｔｈｅｙｈａｖｅａｓｔｒａｎｇｅｓｏｒｔｏｆ
ｓｉｇｎｉｆｙｉｎｇｐｏｗｅｒｂｅｃａｕｓｅｔｈｅｙｒｉｎｇ
ｗｉｔｈｔｈｅｆｏｒｃｅｏｆａｔｉｍｅｗｈｏｓｅｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎ
ｙｏｕｃａｎ＇ｔｑｕｉｔｅａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｔｅｏｒ
ｑｕａｎｔｉｆｙ．ａｔｉｍｅｔｈａｔｎｏｗｒｅｓｔｓ
ｉｎｙｏｕｒｍｉｎｄｔｈｅｗａｙａｄｒｅａｍ
ｗｏｕｌｄ－ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗｂｅｙｏｎｄｔｈｅｂｏｕｎｄｓｏｆ
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ，ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ，ｗｅｌｌ．．．ｖａｐｏｒｙ．
ｓｏａｎｙｗａｙ，ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅｉｓｔｈｅ
ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｒｅｎｄｅｒｉｎｇｏｆｔｈａｔ
ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇｗｉｔｈｔｈｅ９０ｓａｓａｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
ｐｏｉｎｔ．［．．．］ｉｆｔｈｅｆｉｒｓｔｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
ｙｅａｒｓｏｆｙｏｕｒｌｉｆｅｗｅｒｅｓｐｅｎｔ
ｄｕｒｉｎｇｔｈｅ９０ｓ，ｔｈｅｎｔｈｅｓｅｔｈｉｎｇｓ
ｗｅｒｅｃｌａｓｈｉｎｇａｂｏｕｔａｌｌａｒｏｕｎｄ
ｙｏｕ，ｐｅｒｈａｐｓｏｎｌｙｉｎｙｏｕｒ
ｐｅｒｉｐｈｅｒａｌｖｉｓｉｏｎ，ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔｙｏｕ
ｋｎｏｗｉｎｇｏｒｃａｒｉｎｇｔｈａｔｓｏｍｅｄａｙ
ｔｈｅｙ＇ｄｂｅｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇｅｌｓｅｔｈａｎ
ｗｈａｔｔｈｅｙｗｅｒｅ－ｔｈａｔｓｏｍｅｄａｙ
ｔｈｅｙ＇ｄｂｅｓｕｂｔｌｅｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｅｒｓｏｆ
ａｓｌｉｇｈｔｌｙｂｙｇｏｎｅｅｒａｒａｔｈｅｒ
ｔｈａｎｊｕｓｔｐａｐｅｒｃｕｐｓａｎｄ
ｋｅｙｂｏａｒｄｓａｎｄａｌｌｔｈｅｒｅｓｔ．
ａｎｄｔｈｅｒｅｉｎ，ｉｔｈｉｎｋ，ｌｉｅｓ
ｔｈｅｎａｔｕｒｅｏｆｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ－ｉｔａｉｍｓ
ｔｏｃａｐｔｕｒｅｎｏｔｊｕｓｔｔｈｅｆｅｅｌ
ｏｆｏｕｒｓｈａｒｅｄ９０ｓｃｈｉｌｄｈｏｏｄ
ｍｅｍｏｒｉｅｓ（ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄｔｈａｔｙｏｕ
ｇｒｅｗｕｐｉｎｔｈｅ９０ｓ），ｂｕｔｔｈｅ
ｖｅｒｙｅｔｈｅｒｅａｌｉｔｙｏｆｔｈａｔｆｅｅｌ．＂（８）

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