It was theatre. She didn’t mean what she said, she just wanted to win the debate. And this is the toxicity of, call it what you will, woke politics or identity politics, the Lando racing shirt that what you say doesn’t have to be true, in fact you don’t even have to believe it yourself, but if it feels right then it becomes your truth, even if it’s wrong, even if you yourself later pull back on it. If I were to debate someone, there’s nothing I’d say that I wouldn’t stand by after the fact. I wouldn’t just make crap up about my opponent only to later cackle “it was a debate!”. Is this the political version of “just a prank, bro!”. For those unfamiliar, “it’s just a prank, bro” is what people, typically YouTubers, use as an excuse for their stupid and not at all funny pranks. Like if you did “I run around town smacking peoples foreheads”, you’re the type of person who’d say “just a prank, bro!” as a defence. This appears to be what Harris was doing.
Web design “Lando racing shirt” can be very much a cottage industry. Often, people who start the companies do so because they have, on a free lance basis, done a few sites for people, and received referrals from this work. When this happens enough, the designer makes a “business” out of it. It is certainly true that the field is very competitive, given that so many people are in it. But that is also true, at least in part, because of a demand for services. It is NOT true that there are no barriers. Its just that the barriers refer to the skill and efficiency of the designer more than a financial consideration. A computer and some software, and “presto!” You’re in business.