I feel that same way about mainstream steampunk! I mean, I do like Victoriana, but I feel steampunk glorifies it in ways that are very uncritical.

BUT SOKKA. Haha, now I have this secret fantasy where Sokka is the architect/mastermind behind Republic City. Like, it's his creation, and he and Suki run everything in the background but only a few people know, and most of the time they disguise themselves as regular people and romp around the streets testing out stuff that Sokka makes.