The aesthetic reminds me of the earlier life of childhood, the bright colors, little to no people in one area, and many more. This is my favorite aesthetic by far! Thanks for the great vid about it!
For me the appeal largely lies in how, idk, familiar and comforting it is? I had kind of a complicated childhood, and the back and forth of comfort and carefree times, vs emotional unease and constant confusion brought on by anxiety and mental illness mix in an almost dreamlike miasma when I try to remember anything from my past. Weirdcore feels like the closest anything has ever gotten to looking into what my childhood mind looked and felt like. The unease is part of the familiarity and comfort for me.
Same. For me, I had a pretty rough childhood but I was very oblivious to it. Weirdcore feels like the little crawl space in my mind my child self built to keep himself comforted in a world of uncertainty. The visuals are so abstract and almost childlike in their absurdity, yet with something more dark and insidious lurking under the surface. An uncanny valley of sorts that you can’t quite put your finger on. It’s an aesthetic that’s both comforting and off putting, and that brings back a special kind of bittersweet nostalgia for me and many others who had similar experiences.
Dreamcore and Weirdcore are some of my go-to comfort aesthetics. They feel so ... surreal and off, but in a fascinating way that makes me wanna experience more! It's so interesting. It kinda makes me wish I could escape the world for a little bit and go somewhere only I know about
I would always think that the only people who liked weirdcore were the ones that no one would want to hang out with at lunch, but I was very wrong! As I began my dive deep into weirdcore, I unlocked a new appreciation for it and now, it is one of my favourite aesthetics! It is so much more than just the weirdo/junkie vibe that I once thought it was! I was born in 2004, so many of the 90s and early 2000s internet stuff I haven't experienced first hand, but it still makes me feel like I have. This may come from my strong interest in technology, but the fact that I can get a strong sense of nemoia an image as obscure as weirdcore is very intriguing! You have definetly earned a sub!
I’ve been mulling this video over for about 10 hours now, just trying to figure out what I wanted to comment and I’ve just the thing. I’ll make it short and sweet: Poi, at this rate, you’re getting yourself a writing credit in my next book of theories. Thank you for being the well from which I can draw inspiration. Hope you’re well, friend.
Weirdcore gave me feelings of... fever dreams? Especially for images with text. Like in dreams, sometimes my monologue in dreams are not making scenes with the things I see, but yet they "feels" relatable and true, maybe just like weirdcore images, my subconscious is combining some concepts or feelings in a weird way, to process things we experienced before in daytime
I come from the old internet (90s kid) so the weirdcore visuals tend to bring up vague childhood memories - not necessarily nostalgia but experiences from a time so far gone it's almost dreamlike. It's interesting that this stuff still evokes similar emotional responses in someone like you born in the 2000s. p.s. I love your writing and your speech/voice. It's extra soothing playing it at 0.75x
Weirdcore cant actually be defined, many people think in different ways. Weirdcore is a placeholder containing itself, normalcy's opposite is abstraction, which is Also inside of weirdcore. Alot of weirdcore can actually have philosophy, physiology, theology, mental conversion and overall deeper meanings than emotion sometimes'. Its really interesting to see how different people interpret something so uncomprehendible, i personally think weirdcore is the most special and abstract genre oat.
i wish the description cited some of the games/media in this, im particularly interested in those. specifically the vr one. and the interesting weirdcore one near the end. i know around the start is a roblox game, less interested in that but would still be nice to know.
for some reason i have a hard time following what you're saying. maybe there's a disconnect from what you're saying and what's shown on the screen. i think there needs to be more of a visual aid if that makes sense. enjoyable otherwise
hearing the definition of liminal spaces for the umpteenth time and continuing to watch videos that continue to explain it for the oomptenth times again: insanity
Weirdcore is truly amazing, and can really give such an Emotional Reaction, it's Nostalgic, and Safe, but gives that sense of fear to, Fear of the Unknown, or Fear of being Forgotten {Which I definitely have} Weirdcore, Dreamcore, Truamacore, All give me Comfort, so do Liminal Spaces, there's just that Vibe about them, and it's so nice, and relaxing~ ❤️
I find comfort in weird core and liminality. Like if a could escape to a wonderful and curious but dark and non-sensical world. It makes me dream and deserialize.
Whenever i think of my childhood i start to dry heave /mimic vomitting . Its weird but i get really really distressed when i even think abt my childhood as a concept , but i like weirdcore because it lets me feel nostalgic without having to remember personal events from my past
Interesting. I sort of get an intense emotion that resembles great sadness, but it feels like a "suppressed sneeze". It could have been an intense emotional breakdown, but it just... doesn't actually happen. I don't know how else to explain the emotion. 😅
My therapist said to me since i weave in and out out horror and traumacore in times when my life is calm- is because i have a need for chaos. Kinda can’t disagree 😂
It's instinctual; since we have gotten to a place in our existence where we live with pretty much all of our basic needs meant vs back when we had to fight for food, water, shelter and be on high alert for natural predators. Now, we have to substitute that with something that will balance out that natural drive or else, it will turn into energy build up... That's why people (primarily boys and men) enjoy games like Call of Duty or aggressive sports like football lol Women tend to enjoy watching things like True Crime and other things that will trigger them because it relates to our need for self-preservation and protective nature. It's normal for humans to need some kind of chaos, it's nothing new.. After all, we went meant to just sit around...🤣🤣🤣
even though I never really got to experience the 90s or early 2000s, I feel close to this aesthetic, because do to my mental illness, I feel disconnected from reality often, and also go through drastic mood swings, among other things, making my sense of time and reality feel distorted, and this art style captures that feeling, but it also brings me to think of my earliest childhood memories (3-5 years old?), memories that are so distorted and strange, they are more memories of memories then anything, which again, this and other similar aesthetics portray. I hope this genre continues to thrive long into the future.
Is there any places in the real world I can go, to experience wierdcore and to be in the wierdcore world as I'm heavily addicted to the genre to the point where I want to be in that world
LMAO true true maybe i should make a whole video on that but: scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=osmosis#:~:text=7%20The%20trauma%20model%20is,up%20in%20sexually%20restrictive%20households.
poi YOU GOTTA TELL ME. HOW THE HELL ARE YOU MAKING SUCH FREQUENT UPLOADS WHEN YOU JUST MADE A 20 MINUTE LIMINAL SPACE VIDEO 4 DAYS AGO?! *Not complaining though.*
Everybody talks how weirdcore and some other stuff is nostalgic but I dunno, it brings way less intense feeling of that then the speakers tell. At least for me.
lmao I kinda feel bad for people that are into weird core like they’re mental state is they’re depressed af and they’re expressing it on the internet instead of going to a therapist
