Submitted by justhere4bookbinding t3_10oal9m in baltimore
I've been noticing the large tag "Erode" spraypainted all over the city and I'm mildly curious about it. Is it just one prolific tagger's tag? A gang I haven't heard about? Some social message about the blight I often see it sprayed on? Or is it just a normal amount of graffiti I'm noticing more after seeing it once?
It's one person. Other taggers probably know who they are, and this sort of conversation is exactly the kind of recognition that motivates them.
A shame they feel the need to vandalize other people's property to get validation.
Graffiti keeps rent low.
I doubt a reddit post matters now, seeing as it's all over Baltimore
Hell, half the time I see it it's on boarded up houses that even if there is an owner, they obviously haven't taken care of the property in years
Erode is a great hardcore band. Maybe someone's a superfan?
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Great then advertise your place to be their canvas
Or just blank concrete like bridge pillars
Recognition for getting up is what matters, no matter what form.
Murder keeps rent low.
An active hate group keeps rent low.
A nearby biohazard keeps rent low.
Graffiti probably contributes to our declining population, which keeps property taxes high, which gets passed on to renters.
You know, I never thought of it that way. Graffiti = murder. Consider my mind changed. 🙄
Someone recently tagged the wall to our back yard little square, I love it.
kdramamama305 t1_j6e17hf wrote
I've seen it around too, I have no clue either