11 mo. ago • 98%

Freedom from advertising...

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I would rather see graffiti than any public advertisement

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- I am perfectly fine with well done graffiti; things that are actually aesthetically well done. But the taggers that just scribble a dumbass alias similar to how this was done suck and just make things look even uglier.
  
  This particular image is only okay with me because it is artistic with the message and the canvas itself. But if some teenager just came and scribbled "Blorbo" on it, fuck that.
  
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  I imagine most people hold that opinion. People don't want scribbles on their walls. That's why they hide the crayons from their toddlers.
  
  Our world os covered with pushy stock-photo ads saying "WOW! XYZ for 9.99/month BUY NOW!!!! Yaaaa!!!ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪"
  
  What if all those ad spaces became art spaces? Murals would add beauty, culture, and serenity. Honor history, accomplishments, unheard voices, nature, abstract, superheroes, wherever.
  
  So many canvases could be available for us to view.
  
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  I also dislike scrawled low-effort tags. They're an act of selfishness, making work for others to clean up. They don't show any skill other than sneakiness of getting it done. No one wants to see that junk. They are not good.
  
  That said, I'd still prefer crappy tags rather than ads. I hate the ads and the manipulative power of advertising. So if there was somehow a choice between crappy tags vs high-quality ads, I'd choose the tags. (But obviously, that's all a moot point. Higher quality art / graffiti would be better than both other options. Obviously.)
  
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You post well, Fucker. You post well...

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- Yeah, thanks a lot, fucker.
  
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  Everyone loves this FUCKER.
  
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— this message was brought to you by Chase Bank

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The oversprayed G, REALLY!? Come on.

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- Yo anyone who ever freehanded a cake decoration or an event poster knows the struggle.
  
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- Well it's either that or awkwardly squishing the G. I think the overspray is the lesser of two evils
  
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  Or just startig the sentence at the left edge and not leaving about the space you'd need for the G unused on the left
  
  Don't gotta indent graffiti
  
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  Or there's always the slightly sloping downward G. Ideally, you'd realize sooner and compensate. But I'd prefer a careful, squished I-N-G.
  
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- I like it. Shows the message outside of the confines of the original space. Also shows that even though it’s messier, less prepared and curated, it’s still preferred.
  
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- Came here to say this. So close to being all inside the border. So close…
  
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Now I'm being sold the idea that I should feel joy at not being sold anything. WHere does it end?!?

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Now I want to do this on an interstate or nearby highway. Just for a morning or two.

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How much did this Banksy sell for though?

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Hey! I'm Bob Ross, and I would like to welcome you to the joy of not being sold anything

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Bullshit Jobs (2018)

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