Synthwave is tech's current aesthetic, from Tesla Roadster to TBPN intros
granawkins · x · 2026-10-16
Grant Hawkins observes that Tesla's Roadster announcement music and TBPN's intro both use Synthwave/Retrowave — arguing this retro synth style has quietly become the current tech aesthetic without anyone calling it out. The quoted tweet jokes about CTOs' YouTube histories.
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