deleteyourself: Remember like 10 years ago when graffiti was still cool? What exactly did it in? Cutesy characters on stickers? Shepard in the Smithsonian? Banksy making millions? The realization that Neckface’s nonsense isn’t at all interesting? The obvious fact that there are only so many unique ways to connect letters in nonsensical ways?

deleteyourself:

Remember like 10 years ago when graffiti was still cool? What exactly did it in? Cutesy characters on stickers? Shepard in the Smithsonian? Banksy making millions? The realization that Neckface’s nonsense isn’t at all interesting? The obvious fact that there are only so many unique ways to connect letters in nonsensical ways?

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  2. amyyy answered: balls balls balls
  3. mexcellent answered: It stopped being cool when your stickers got listed on that freestuff website.
  4. dochasanmut answered: the man.
  5. rickwebb answered: It was never cool. People just needed something to think was cool and it came in handy. Now we have the internet.
  6. pmore answered: its move from counter culture to accepted art medium.
  7. vertigo25 answered: E. All of the above.
  8. thommy answered: You sound like an old curmudgeon. Plus, eveyone knows SF has better styles.
  9. kevin answered: It was interesting when it was obscure and undocumented. In 2004 when you had 10 RSS feeds of all graffiti pics it became repetitive & boring
  10. rockstareddie answered: They check your Id when you buy paint now in most places. Guessing most was done by kids under 18.
  11. matthaggerty answered: are you jealous that your tagging wasn’t landing you a book deal?
  12. hungryghoast answered: i’d say it was never more or less cool then it’s ever been. Shit-heads like Shep Fairey got less cool by being douches.
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