The Curio

Nice piece, highlighting both the short life span (and our attention span) of modern technology, and the apparent decline in craftsmanship that goes with it.

I suppose steampunk represents a yearning for a child-like sense of wonder, that heady rush of innovation - senses that sterile digital technology simply does not provide.

Or maybe it’s just an age thing. Kids have always been able to assimilate new technologies rapidly, putting their parents to shame. Adults probably think too much about how it all works, rather than just using it. That, or they’re intimidated by it.

I know that whenever I try to explain, for example, the phenomenal resources they have at their instant disposal whenever they use Google, my kids just give me that “Yeah. Too much detail, Dad” look.

The age of steampunk - The Boston Globe:

“Steampunk has its roots in science fiction literature, where it describes a corner of the genre obsessed with Victoriana and the idea that the computer age evolved alongside the industrial.”

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