Imagine being 41 and getting off by defacing public property with an ugly signat...

rahimnathwani · on Oct 18, 2023

Seems like mostly private property, but yeah.

WillPostForFood · on Oct 18, 2023

He was tagging the sidewalk and public murals, so seems like he wasn't make some sort of anti-capitalist statement.

korse · on Oct 18, 2023

You're telling me you've got better ideas?

throwawaaarrgh · on Oct 18, 2023

Imagine a city spending that much money because some paint irks them so much, in the midst of homeless, mental health, housing, crime, and other crises. Fuck if we're gonna spend that money to help people, our buildings and sidewalks gotta stay purty

bredren · on Oct 18, 2023

IIRC, graffiti is a type of blight that contributes to scoring on which properties or areas are more likely to suffer from increased crime.

Communities can use a Blight Index to understand where to put their efforts.

There are many sources on this concept and examples of its use today. This search returns a few. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pieces%20of%20blight%2...