New Age is an aesthetic intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism. It is used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, reading as a method of stress management to bring about a state of ecstasy rather than trance, or to create a peaceful atmosphere in their home or other environments, and is associated with environmentalism and New Age spirituality. A lot of New Age aesthetics come into play for Vaporwave, but the New Age aesthetic plays it straight while Vaporwave is