Its surrounding subculture is sometimes associated with an ambiguous or satirical take on consumer capitalism and pop culture, and tends to be characterized by a nostalgic or surrealist engagement with the popular entertainment, technology and advertising of previous decades.
A subcultura que arrodea ó vaporwave adoita asociarse cunha visión ambigua ou satírica do capitalismo de consumo e da cultura popular, e tende a caracterizarse por unha achega nostálxica ou surrealista ó entretemento popular, á tecnoloxía e a publicidade de décadas previas.