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If victorian fashion and aesthetics survived into the steam age I can guarantee it would not result in people gluing gears to their loving top hats
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:13 |
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wow, hating on steampunk, that's gonna be a really tough sell in gbs...
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:16 |
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This steampunk poo poo is now completely out of hand
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:17 |
The Difference Engine was good tho
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:18 |
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COBRARocky posted:If victorian fashion and aesthetics survived into the steam age I can guarantee it would not result in people gluing gears to their loving top hats Lol victorian fashion did survive into the steam age. Like do you see steamboats going up and down the Mississippi today? Buy they were all over the place in the victorian era
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:19 |
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Please kill yourself steampunk fans
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:19 |
Doctor J Off posted:Lol victorian fashion did survive into the steam age. Like do you see steamboats going up and down the Mississippi today? Buy they were all over the place in the victorian era err its not even a question of survive, its the same period of time
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:20 |
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Does FF6 count as steampunk? I'm pretty sure most of the machines in that ran on magic/steam but it actually looked good so I feel conflicted about it.
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:21 |
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But the point stands. A better question is why people are attracted to the idea of steam powered computers and poo poo Like, oh no, I forgot to refill the PC kettle, my computer just shut off!!
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:21 |
my favorite thing about steampunk is how people aren't interested in victorian literature or anything, they just are really into gears
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:23 |
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Otto von Ruthless posted:my favorite thing about steampunk is how people aren't interested in victorian literature or anything, they just are really into gears Somebody should do a Charles Dickens/final fantasy 6 crossover
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:25 |
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I have a pair of gear-shaped goggles I wear everywhere
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:34 |
ScratchAndSniff posted:I have a pair of gear-shaped goggles I wear everywhere what kind of top hat?
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:35 |
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deadking posted:wow, hating on steampunk, that's gonna be a really tough sell in gbs...
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:38 |
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Really, one of the things that makes steam-punk so great is how different it is to everyone, and the fact that it isn't anything in particular. You can't buy it at hot-topic. If you say you are steam-punk, you are. But what this thread is asking, is what a steam-punkian lifestyle is to you, if possible. To me, it would be punks with etiquette. Scientific, romantic, artistic, and unique deviants that reject the molds of modern society. Victorian sensibility with modern truths (steampunks are NOT racist, imperialistic, homophobic, ect), and a bit of a gently caress-the-establishment attitude. A little bit of geek thrown in, what with the obsession with clockwork and steam-tech (and lady lovelace, can't forget her). There is a general attitude of.. respect in the demeanor of my idea of a steampunkian . We don't necessarily try to be outcasts, but our refusal to let ourselves be brainwashed makes us just that often. Of course, steampunks would have different beliefs and moral codes, and scholarly debate should be encouraged, for there is a bit of truth in everything. In reality, our willingness to learn is one of the things that makes us so different. Knowledge is our form of rebellion. There is no uniform for a Steam-punk in my mind, the only thing i wear that could be considered steampunky is a wind-up pocketwatch with the gears visible (being a teenager people find this very peculiar, but maybe that is part of my attraction to it). Music-wise, it really doesn't matter, as long as it conjures up visions of airship explorations and rusty cogs. That is just my opinion however...
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:38 |
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Otto von Ruthless posted:what kind of top hat?
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:39 |
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:39 |
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:39 |
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this poo poo is the new multicultural blade runner city knockoff that was everywhere in the 90s
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:40 |
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To me it's going back to a romantic era full of mystery and (sometimes mad) science. I like the feeling of being secretive and rebellious, but at the same time being civilized and proper. I love the way everything looks, the leather, the feather pens, the wood, the intricate carvings and decoration. It flows into my beliefs about the environment, that steam is better and that mass train transit would be better. I want to get away with walking down the street with a cane and old clothing. It makes me feel nostalgic for the old times, but at the same time I like the new stuff. If only steampowered cars and computers were widespread and there were lots and lots of gears and goggles in the world. Oh what a grand place it would be. Also more books. Edit now that I'm thinking about it more: I guess it reminds me of a fantastical world that really could exist, one that exists nearly parallel to ours and we really could achieve. It reminds me of stories my grandfather would tell me, and of an old europe. It's so full of culture and amazing things. The things I love to see is the modified computers, they really make me feel like the fantasy of steampunk is just right around the corner instead of some far off distant era (like cyberpunk) or like it's trying to feel modern. I can't wait until I'm finished with school and I can get back to tinkering more
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:46 |
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i think if hot girls were into steampunk id dig it but they arent, ever
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:47 |
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I'm the
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:48 |
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somebody hurry up and post Johnny Fiveaces so we can get this over with
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:50 |
gnarlyhotep posted:somebody hurry up and post Johnny Fiveaces so we can get this over with imagine five something on a something lol
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:52 |
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Hipsters are poo poo too. Lets not forget those faggots.
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 01:57 |
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cyberpunk was at least moderately socially relevant, back in the 80s anyways. steampunk has always been "i think british accents are cool and wish i were a victorian aristocrat"
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 02:00 |
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more like lamp fantasy, haha
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 02:07 |
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scopes posted:(and lady lovelace, can't forget her) What is steampunk about Linda Lovelace?
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 03:01 |
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Steampunk is dumb because all the poo poo their doing with steam power is poo poo you can't do with like, wood burning steam power. Also robots cannot run on steam alone with no computers so that is dumb. And it doesn't matter because coal power plants and nuke plants are steam powered so we are living in steampunk and it doesn't have gears and airships and brass dildos.
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 03:10 |
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Wafflz posted:What is steampunk about Linda Lovelace? Well old chap she is quite pneumatic
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 03:10 |
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when i play arcanum, i play a mage so i can destroy all the steampunk
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 03:32 |
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ADBS - Always Be Destroying Steampunk
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 03:36 |
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Omi-Polari posted:when i play arcanum, i play a mage so i can destroy all the steampunk mages were way better at like everything in that game anyway
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 03:48 |
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Glass Bottom Boat posted:mages were way better at like everything in that game anyway hey man
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 03:51 |
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Steampunk: All of the Techno-fetishism and White Privilege of Cyberpunk, but with none of the relevance!
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 04:32 |
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TEAYCHES posted:hey man siren supremacy bitches
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 04:34 |
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quote:Even on Second Life, our group is quite varied if you ask them what steampunk is. The most general "bins" you could fit us all into is "Victorian" and "early 20th century" And it's not so much that these are labels, as they are more like flavors of the same ice cream. I am in complete agreement with the "drat the man" attitude, as I think that is the most solid thing that links us to our unlikely sister culture Cyberpunk. As for "punks with etiquette" I am also in agreement, etiquette and education.
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 04:36 |
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lions, however, ignore poo poo and go for the kill. they are masterful hunters, savannah kings
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 04:44 |
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More like steamjunk
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# ? Dec 12, 2014 04:45 |
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Broenheim posted:More like steamjunk whoa
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