Why do modern computer cases look like such shit?

Because the outside reflects the ugly insides: 40 years of hacks and cruft piled on top an architecture that was already shitty compared to much superior contemporary alternatives (m68k).
Anyway now a computer is just a bigger smartphone, a glorified Web 2.0 browing station, i.e. pretty much the equivalent of a television (propaganda distribution system).

I still have four of these at work (actually 1 G5 and 3 Xeons). Probably the best Apple will ever make.


Most people think progress only moves forwards, but aesthetics has been declining for decades now, and without solid beauty and philosophy behind it, engineering will eventually rot away.
Humanity is moving backwards.

because you didn't design it yourself
speaking of which, anyone got any guides on building milk crate cases, specifically, grounding one? I want to make a hidden case

This.

Things always get worse over time. Remember that.

HAF 912 looks good except for the HAF text on the side.

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Your sense of aesthetics seems to me to be that of a twelve year old gamer.

How about this one?

comfy

why not using something like this?
coolermaster.com/case/mini-itx/elite-100/

there are microatx similar cases too

Reminds me of a monolith from 2001