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   SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Friday, 01-Nov-2024 20:05:06 JST SuperDicq

   I'm going to Dusseldorf for Miku Expo today. Any fedi people there?

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 03:12:45 JST SuperDicq

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     • Taylan (Now 18% More Deranged)

     @taylan@fedi.feministwiki.org Your siblings have better taste

     narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag: likes this.
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     Taylan (Now 18% More Deranged) (taylan@fedi.feministwiki.org)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 03:12:46 JST Taylan (Now 18% More Deranged)

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     @SuperDicq LOL, my little siblings will be there but not me.
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 06:14:57 JST SuperDicq

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     • Taylan (Now 18% More Deranged)

     @taylan@fedi.feministwiki.org I personally don't stan personalities or whatever. But this stuff is just simply good music, a fun fanbase of people to be around and an all round pretty decent show production.

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     Taylan (Now 18% More Deranged) (taylan@fedi.feministwiki.org)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 06:14:59 JST Taylan (Now 18% More Deranged)

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     @SuperDicq Gotta be honest: I'll never understand the appeal of Hatsune Miku. :blobcat-joy: Then again, I don't even get the appeal of real celebrities, so...
     
     In a weird way, I guess it's actually the same. If you're a fan of a human celeb, you're actually a fan of their public appearance, which is curated by a PR team. Hatsune Miku is likewise a "public appearance" that's curated by a company. At least there's no pretense of a real person being like that? :blobcat-thinking:
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 07:30:07 JST SuperDicq

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     • Anhedonia

     @anhedonia@fsebugoutzone.org @taylan@fedi.feministwiki.org Yeah it's true that vocalsynth music in general is not a super curated environment. Almost all the songs, including the ones played at big shows are all made by fans.

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     Anhedonia (anhedonia@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 07:30:08 JST Anhedonia

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     • Taylan (Now 18% More Deranged)
     @taylan @SuperDicq I don't see miku, or most of vocaloids for that matter, as a curated phenomenon. For celebrities, there is always some personal life spilling into their public appearance. Vocaloids are much more organic, for lack of a better term, mostly detached from the real world concerns. You won't see miku cheering for israeli/palestinian genocide or whatever is the current thing, at least "officially", leaving sour taste. Even though there is some company behind them, it is already "owned" by the community. It is more like a canvas with a partially drawn vague outline, ready to be picked up by someone.
     
     That's where the fanbase comes in, which is free to create their own depictions however they wish. Nothing is set in stone, variety is flourishing. All these post–apocalyptic–desert mikus, schizo–hypnotized mikus, sassy–queens mikus, feel equally genuine to me. Everyone can add their own spin to that evergrowing pile of content.
     
     I would even say that every vocaloid lives on as a separate "microgenre"–mixin rather than a personality.
     totally genuine depiction of yuzuki yukari smoking and drinking alcohol
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 18:27:39 JST SuperDicq

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     • Anhedonia

     @anhedonia@fsebugoutzone.org @taylan@fedi.feministwiki.org Brazilian Miku