There has been a lot of talk lately about 'Steampunk 'sub-culture' and to be quite honest, I don't really know what Steampunk sub-culture will turn out to be. I do hope that at its core will be people getting together and making things.

I also hope that it turns out to be a positive sub-culture, since one that brings people together for the sake of creating is more resistant to co-opting by commercial interest and ultimately more deeply subversive to the mainstream.