Comment by threethirtytwo

13 hours ago

Beautiful and disgusting at the same time.

It’s vandalizing public property in the same way that human shit vandalizes a lot of public property in SF. I don’t know which one is worse. One can be beautiful, the other is done because he has no choice.

For graffiti I’m in support of lashing or whipping the people that do this. It’s effective in Singapore. But then we lose all this great public art.

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direwolf20  12 hours ago

If they're not covering windows, signs or art, what is being vandalized? A blank slab of concrete performs its function equally well no matter the color.

  • toephu2  6 hours ago

    A 'blank slab of concrete' isn't just a structural element; it’s a signal of stewardship. When you ignore tagging on that slab, you create a permission structure for more intrusive vandalism. It’s the 'Broken Windows' theory in practice: tagging leads to broken glass, which leads to copper theft, because the physical environment signals that the space is unmonitored and ownership is absent.

    High-trust societies rely on the shared maintenance of the commons. If the community can't even agree to keep a wall clean, it’s a leading indicator that the city has lost the ability to enforce the social contract on larger issues.

    Sadly this is partly why SF will never be a high-trust society.

  • toephu2  6 hours ago

    Most graffiti is just tagging, scribbling their name on something. I do not consider this art. It makes the environment you live in lease appealing (looks more ghetto).

  • threethirtytwo  9 hours ago

    Bro a lot of these aren’t beautiful quotes. Gang signs, immature shit from kids who do most of this stuff. Some is beautiful art most someone just signed their name.

    • Ylpertnodi  9 hours ago

      At what age would you suggest whipping or lashing kids?

      Would you personally be prepared to do it? Or, the owners of the property

      Should it be public lashings, or pay-per-view, or witnessed only by a select group of people, you place your trust in?

      If it's a caught female, can men whip her?

      How would you phrase the job application?

      I see a few flaws in your idea. Does Singapore still not allow males with long hair?

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