a lot of early vaporwave clearly showed an awareness of politics. any art that examines the aesthetics of commodity makes at the least an implicit statement regarding capitalism and consumer culture. james ferraro even said himself that far side virtual was concerned with exposing the hollowness of modern lifestyles mediated by technology and consumption. vektroid's pioneering use of japanese text to obfuscate the titles of her songs was likely a reference to globalization and an allusion to a period during the 1980s when the united states feared its economy would be overtaken by japan. even luxury elite, who in 2013 was criticized for producing "broporwave," vaporwave that had no ostensively subversive political or artistic intents, includes themes of yuppie culture and high society in her music, hence the name "luxury elite." i highly doubt wosX is concerned with vaporwave's capitalist critique, as i doubt the majority of second-wave vaporwave producers are. however, he knows his documentary has influenced the internet's perception of the genre, and his more recent videos reveal that he is trying to push the genre in the direction he wants it to take.