And on another note the most interesting argument for a full transition into steampunk society that i can muster: Current industry is based on QUANTITY. It's made to cheap. All the infrastructure, social conditioning, and info warfare are there to make inexpensive and wasteful things ... and these little disposable scraps of goo are all you get to inherit. 

But a steampunk world is based on QUALITY. Things aren't made to distribute, they are made to OWN. They are each, in their uniqueness and craft, a hefty devil of a thing, something that tempts you to empower yourself. 

I expect all of you to invest in my company first thing tomorrow.