New tech trend: gifting unrelated handcrafted items to signal how much you care about 'craft'
sahilypatel · x · 2026-10-03
Sahil Patel observes a new trend in tech: sending out well-crafted gifts made by other people—often unrelated to the product and sometimes someone else's life's work—as a way to signal how much you care about 'craft'. A wry commentary on the industry's performative appreciation of craftsmanship.
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