"Go build something better"

Keegan McNamara is a 25-year-old who is making a different kind of aesthetic computer. He calls his discipline computercraft.

His computers are made of wood - instead of plastic or steel - illustrating some form of attention to detail and craftsmanship. He ended an essay that describes why he does what he does with this:

“In closing, I'll say that I am sure most people will disagree with some part of what I've done. That is good. Go build something better.”

It’s both audacious and welcoming.

There is an unspoken invitation everywhere to make things better. Not to argue about why things are done in a way you don’t agree with, but to make that statement with what you create.

Not with words. Not as a keyboard warrior. But as an artist, creating value for those you seek to serve.¹

1. In this sense, an artist is anyone with a unique way of seeing the world who creates things (hardware, software, companies, religion, texts, audio, images, and anything in between).