Blogs Jan 4, 2011 at 1:28 pm

Deep Thought

Christopher Frizzelle
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Well.... They're a LITTLE bit cooler. But yeah. Pretty much.
thecatnextdoor on January 4, 2011 at 1:31 PM Report this
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And goggles.

dwight moody on January 4, 2011 at 1:32 PM Report this
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Using Facebook's 'my status history' app:

Daniel steampunk: for goths who prefer earth tones. (Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:10:27 GMT)

Great minds think alike or fools never differ?
sevendaughters on January 4, 2011 at 1:32 PM Report this
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Don't let the Brown Coats hear you say that...
COMTE on January 4, 2011 at 1:35 PM Report this
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I lol'd
on January 4, 2011 at 1:36 PM Report this
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I've heard that quote before somewhere else.
on January 4, 2011 at 1:41 PM Report this
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Yeah, Chris, this is more of a Deep Quote. This has been around for a while.
Wicked Virgin on January 4, 2011 at 1:47 PM Report this
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Um, thank you, Cherie Priest?
infrequentposter on January 4, 2011 at 1:48 PM Report this
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@4 Eh, I just brushed it off. Maybe if it was Unification Day, but nah, there's bigger fish to fry in this 'verse.
OuterCow on January 4, 2011 at 2:18 PM Report this
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It was a criticism leveled at Cherie Priest by Charles Stross. He also objects to zombies.
Lissa on January 4, 2011 at 2:27 PM Report this
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Steampunks are cool.
Simone on January 4, 2011 at 2:27 PM Report this
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Zombies are green. Or at best, grey.
Will in Seattle on January 4, 2011 at 2:32 PM Report this
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i see someone discovered yourscenesucks.com
olive on January 4, 2011 at 2:40 PM Report this
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There are no steampunks, there are only kids who think they're steampunks. It's a meta-movement at best. You know you're in trouble when the D&D and Cosplay nerds make fun of your almost-subculture.
Matt Hickey on January 4, 2011 at 2:41 PM Report this
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Perhaps @14, but the Steampunk kids do tend to be more nattily attired...
COMTE on January 4, 2011 at 2:50 PM Report this
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And distressed metal. They like bolts and hinges.
on January 4, 2011 at 2:51 PM Report this
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No. Steampunks are just hipsters in period wear.
LukeJoe on January 4, 2011 at 3:04 PM Report this
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I don't think so. (Or: I think not.)

Goths seem to have a whole edgy angsty depressed aura going on.

Steampunk is more like Edwardian costuming with a twist. No angsty depression required.

Both are a bit peculiar, sure, but Steampunk is more fun.
Reverse Polarity on January 4, 2011 at 3:17 PM Report this
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@17 But maybe hipsters are just goths who like colors?

*Full disclosure: I actually consider myself a goth.*
Enigma on January 4, 2011 at 3:18 PM Report this
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cf. Charles Stross "steampunk is nothing more than what happens when goths discover brown" from http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-sta…
briantrice on January 4, 2011 at 3:33 PM Report this
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Except they're skinnier, more pretentious, richer, and their music sucks.
K on January 4, 2011 at 3:34 PM Report this
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@21 Which ones? :p
Spike1382 on January 4, 2011 at 4:04 PM Report this
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In October, I think it was, I heard a paraphrased version of this quote from William Gibson, who said he heard it from Cherie Priest, who attributed it to some friend on Twitter, who said she didn't remember where she'd heard it but she hadn't made it up.

True story.
balderdash on January 4, 2011 at 4:23 PM Report this
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Cherie herself posted it as a quote of Jess Nevins long before Stross "quoted" her in his criticism of her book: http://www.tor.com/blogs/2009/10/hello-a…

King Rat on January 4, 2011 at 4:31 PM Report this
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** like ** OP
HOT PUSSY on January 4, 2011 at 5:09 PM Report this
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Steampunk is a reaction to disposable electronics we can't tinker with and the dominance of smooth plastic-encased machines whose inner workings are all hidden. People have started to crave gears, rust, grease, and steam.

Sorry to get all Mudede here, but I've seen it this way for quite some time. I have no use for steampunk myself, though. I mourn for the space age.
anarchy burger on January 4, 2011 at 7:23 PM Report this
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Making fun of steampunk is so 2009, whereas making fun of hipsters never gets old.
dan10things on January 4, 2011 at 7:42 PM Report this
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"Breaking" news? People were making that comment about Steampunk back in 2008, if not earlier. You need to get out more.
Susan on January 4, 2011 at 8:02 PM Report this
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Read @14 in Comic Book Guy voice. It's perfect.
dwight moody on January 5, 2011 at 10:35 AM Report this

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