steampunk?

so tonight a coworker said a word to me that i have never heard of in my life. steampunk. his explanation of it was so intriguing to me. so i looked it up on google, naturally. this is such a huge counter culture. i am shocked. and it is highly possible that i am one of few who have never heard of this. it makes a lot of sense to me. i have always loved the juxtaposition of nature and industrialism. so this mix of futuristic/ sci-fi and old world romanticism is wonderfully inspiring.