There are those of us that have a connection to steam punk because we are not satified with everything shiny, made of plastic, and mass manufacutred, and those of us that are, satisfied to own apple computers, drive prius's, and live in a cookie cutter world. It is not that you have to enjoy the astetic or like the look of brass, but to marvel at the craftsmanship and inguenity of a item not made by a company on wall street but a man or woman that lives right down the street from you, that is what steampunk is about.