Surely steampunk itself isn't really retro futurism either.Seeing as how both steam power and punk are both varying degrees of retro.
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Thu 27 Aug 2009, 20:27,
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it's not actually about punkor steam, HG Wells or Jules Vern is a good point of reference, the future but sticking with industrialisation
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HappyToast Groat froth,
Thu 27 Aug 2009, 20:50,
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