Tonto
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« on: October 22, 2009, 01:54:57 am » |
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im wondering what you all think the steampunk populace consists of, and what the typical steampunk profile is:
what kind of TV shows and movies does the "typical" steampunk watch, what music do they listen to. Where do they shop, and where do the go when theyre online?
whats the average age, and age range for the stempunk? what about income range and average?
what do you think is the average education level, high school, college, or other? (percentages are great)
Obviously i just want your educated guess, im curious to see what people think....
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lilibat
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« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2009, 04:55:24 am » |
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Considering that steampunk is probably the most diverse subculture ever the answer to your question is...
yes.
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« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2009, 07:43:45 am » |
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Considering that steampunk is probably the most diverse subculture ever the answer to your question is...
yes.
I believe you meant 42, love. |
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James Harrison
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« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2009, 07:58:07 am » |
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im wondering what you all think the steampunk populace consists of, and what the typical steampunk profile is:
what kind of TV shows and movies does the "typical" steampunk watch, what music do they listen to. Where do they shop, and where do the go when theyre online?
whats the average age, and age range for the stempunk? what about income range and average?
what do you think is the average education level, high school, college, or other? (percentages are great)
Obviously i just want your educated guess, im curious to see what people think....
You're perhaps best advised to look on these boards for a few hours. The diversity of the subculture makes it nigh-on impossible for one person to give an accurate answer... |
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« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2009, 09:13:30 am » |
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Considering that steampunk is probably the most diverse subculture ever the answer to your question is...
yes.
I believe you meant 42, love. No, 23, definitely 23 |
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von Corax
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« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2009, 11:52:06 pm » |
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Considering that steampunk is probably the most diverse subculture ever the answer to your question is...
yes.
I believe you meant 42, love. No, 23, definitely 23 Blue. No! YellAAAAGGGHHH!!! |
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« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2009, 12:08:33 am » |
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I would find it quite disappointing if those questions in the original post could be easily answered. Even if I don´t think steampunks are as individual as they like to think.
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Athena
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« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2009, 01:01:45 am » |
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Pink with green sprinkles.  It's too diverse. I don't even think anyone can really define it. It is what you make of it, and that's part of the reason it's so wonderful.  |
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JingleJoe
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« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2009, 01:21:34 am » |
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Considering that steampunk is probably the most diverse subculture ever the answer to your question is...
yes.
I believe you meant 42, love. No, 23, definitely 23 Blue. No! YellAAAAGGGHHH!!!The clockwork cactus strikes again! Ride the purple zeppelin into the cold fires of an intergalactic boiler transcending time and transfering the onions of our squid.  Of course the real answer to the questions posed by the topic starter is: All. |
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OwenBadger
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« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2009, 04:17:15 am » |
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Considering that steampunk is probably the most diverse subculture ever the answer to your question is...
yes.
I believe you meant 42, love. HAHAHAHA!!! I love it!! |
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Mr. Boltneck
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« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2009, 05:37:41 am » |
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Nice trainwreck, Mr. JingleJoe. Oh, and that's a good photo, too!
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Magister
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« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2009, 05:45:15 am » |
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Why does this sound like a mustache twirllingly subtle probe for advertisers?
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« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2009, 05:54:07 am » |
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Why does this sound like a mustache twirllingly subtle probe for advertisers?
Could be, although his email address suggests that he's an Art student, so it might simply be Yet Another Art Student Survey. |
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Mr. Boltneck
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« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2009, 06:01:54 am » |
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I dunno, Magister. I would have guessed more in the direction of someone writing a paper at university, for an Analysis of Popular Culture class or similar.
If this was from someone in advertising, I would worry a bit about their methodology. As a graphic designer, I have worked a great deal in advertising and marketing, and a researcher who just asked questions like this would not impress me. While I have mostly stayed in the technology sector myself, if you are doing what used to be called "coolhunting," or other trends-and-projections work, good research and interpretation is what separates the pros from hopeless self-publicizing yahoos like Faith Popcorn. A proper pro trying to home in on steampunk as a trend would be more likely to read a number of threads as a lurker, check related sites, and then formulate a set of specific informational goals for their client(s), to be elicited by careful posts. In a reputation-based community, they might want to spend at least a few weeks becoming known by posting as they read.
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« Reply #14 on: October 23, 2009, 04:45:19 pm » |
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There is a phrase used to describe luxury goods, and prospective buyers of them, as regards price..." If you have to ask, then you can't afford it..."
I would opine that the OP's questions constitute a related paraphrase..."If you have to ask these questions, then you are not, and in all likelihood will never be, a Steampunk."
We know who and what we are without having to over-analyze, or even closely define.
I can readily understand why those of our ilk may seem fascinating to those " on the outside looking in.." though. That is also part of the appeal.
~Thistlewaite
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« Reply #15 on: October 24, 2009, 05:18:05 pm » |
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I would opine that the OP's questions constitute a related paraphrase..."If you have to ask these questions, then you are not, and in all likelihood will never be, a Steampunk."
I wouldn't go that far. There are some people who just wonder what the definition is. My original answer still stands. Look in some of the photo threads, or just look around the forum, and I promise you won't find two of the same person (we're kinda like snowflakes in that regard. ) We all have different interests and different ways of "defining" what steampunk means. If you would feel more comfortable with a blanket definition, then I would suggest looking here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SteampunkThough some of us would more than likely be inclined to disagree.  |
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« Reply #16 on: October 24, 2009, 10:40:57 pm » |
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The clockwork cactus strikes again! Ride the purple zeppelin into the cold fires of an intergalactic boiler transcending time and transfering the onions of our squid. the word "oops" springs to mind here! excellent photo mr. jingle. with regards to the original question, i don't think i've ever encountered a sub-culture so diverse as steampunk. there just aren't any answers. |
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JingleJoe
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« Reply #17 on: October 25, 2009, 05:04:58 am » |
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The clockwork cactus strikes again! Ride the purple zeppelin into the cold fires of an intergalactic boiler transcending time and transfering the onions of our squid. the word "oops" springs to mind here! excellent photo mr. jingle. Acctually, Harold took it I think, atleast he gave it to me Thanks Harold! |
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« Reply #18 on: October 25, 2009, 05:20:28 am » |
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The typical steampunk is a laboratory rat who will jump through hoops, peck an illuminated disk in hopes of getting food and salivate every time they hear a bell ringing.
Any more questions, or should I up the shock voltage now?
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« Reply #19 on: October 28, 2009, 06:24:13 pm » |
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typical steampunk... where do the go when theyre online....
They say there are no stupid questions, but... (Ya know, between the endless college student surveys, Something Awful incursions, periodic ridicule in lame-ass web comics, hot topic nubes, and general curious tourists, one wonders how long the community as a whole is going to remain as open and question-friendly as it has been. This decline may in fact already be underway. How, where'd that "elitism" thread go?) |
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« Reply #20 on: October 28, 2009, 07:58:52 pm » |
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How on earth can one answer something with the word "typical" right up against Steampunk?  |
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James Harrison
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« Reply #21 on: October 28, 2009, 08:00:08 pm » |
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How on earth can one answer something with the word "typical" right up against Steampunk? We have a public duty not to, for to do so would create an oxymoron so powerful it could destroy the earth in a nanosecond. |
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« Reply #22 on: October 28, 2009, 08:07:28 pm » |
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How on earth can one answer something with the word "typical" right up against Steampunk? We have a public duty not to, for to do so would create an oxymoron so powerful it could destroy the earth in a nanosecond. Yes and it probably happened... only too short to be noticed... |
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Utini420
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« Reply #23 on: October 28, 2009, 08:08:29 pm » |
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OK, I've long suspected that about half of the perceived predilection of some goth folks to tell non-goth folks about how they are a Vampire from the 14th century in charge of this and that coven or whatever was a self-amusing way of giving the questioning tourist more to chew on than they wanted to bite off, until they just go away.
I wonder what our equivalent would be?
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« Reply #24 on: October 28, 2009, 08:40:19 pm » |
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OK, I've long suspected that about half of the perceived predilection of some goth folks to tell non-goth folks about how they are a Vampire from the 14th century in charge of this and that coven or whatever was a self-amusing way of giving the questioning tourist more to chew on than they wanted to bite off, until they just go away.
I wonder what our equivalent would be?
I suppose it would need to be lengthy and complicated description of some new, shiny thing that is being concocted in your workshop. Perhaps diagrams (circuit and otherwise) would be in order. Nothing like a complicated technical answer to weed out the casual observer. |
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