CthulhusIntern [he/him] to askchapo • 2 years agoIs there any steampunk media that actually remembers the "punk" part of it?message-squaremessage-square14 fedilinkarrow-up125
arrow-up125message-squareIs there any steampunk media that actually remembers the "punk" part of it?CthulhusIntern [he/him] to askchapo • 2 years agomessage-square14 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareEnsignRedshirt [he/him]hexbear23·2 years agoSteampunk was never related to punk in any way. Someone was just riffing off "cyberpunk" as a way to describe a specific genre of fiction. I don't think steampunk has any counter-cultural underpinnings at all, overt or implied. link
minus-squarejack [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear3·2 years agoThe only ones with any truly "punk" elements, in the sense of a critique of capitalism, are cyberpunk and solarpunk. link
Steampunk was never related to punk in any way. Someone was just riffing off "cyberpunk" as a way to describe a specific genre of fiction. I don't think steampunk has any counter-cultural underpinnings at all, overt or implied.
yeah steampunk is fucking cringe
The only ones with any truly "punk" elements, in the sense of a critique of capitalism, are cyberpunk and solarpunk.