I should also note that the Steampunk fashion or lifestyle is also derived from a similar instinct. Compare and contrast Steampunk with Environmentalism. One i

I should also note that the Steampunk fashion or lifestyle is also derived from a similar instinct. Compare and contrast Steampunk with Environmentalism. One is about the past and is highly exuberant. The other says to schoolchildren we're going to hell unless we use CFL lightbulbs and separate our organic from inorganic waste properly. One of these views is impoverished! I too long for the return of pneumatic tubes for waste disposal. Whooosh! And gone. It always seemed like the future to me.