This is the art form of taking something nice, and in a core ass way making it look cool by making it look "low budget" or "less desirable". The goal is to make a functional piece or machine look like madmax got ahold of it. Typically your paintbrush is a 3" angle grinder, and when you're finished - no one is gonna wanna steal the contraption you've built.
Essex was the inventor of this belief system dating back to Moby Dick on the USS Prescott.
Essex was the inventor of this belief system dating back to Moby Dick on the USS Prescott.
by Make it shitty February 12, 2025