Lowriders & websites
Adam Stoddard recently found common cause with the enthusiastic craftsmanship of lowrider culture, and I found myself nodding along vigorously:
The thing is, this particular brand of “functional absolutism” that’s widely held in tech circles is a bankrupt philosophy. It leaves no room for beauty, no room for expression, no room for investing time and care in something for no other reason than you find it satisfying to do so.
Should every website be the subject of maximal craft? No, of course not. But in an industry rife with KPI-obsessed, cookie-cutter, vibe-coded, careless slop, we could use more lowriders.