What is the purpose of graffiti?

Why do people need to deface walls, overpasses and trains with graffiti? Regardless of the level of talent, it is an eyesore.

Answer:
well, some people don't have anywhere else to express themselves... and some of them just want their pseudo names published...
but usually, the ones doing graffiti are the ones who are still in search of their identity... have you ever seen an 80-year old doing that..? hehe
some people also do that because of peer pressure... their friends do that and in order to be so-called 'accepted', they have to do it as well or else they will be labeled as a coward...
it's also about the thrill of doing something that is risky... it's against the law and just imagine the thrill of it...
to express creativity, i personally dont mind some of the stuff, but i agree with you with the ugly tags, but some people are really good like banksy
some would call it an art form
expressing creativity, if you look closely... its art, personally i like the idea
I don't know, creativity perhaps? something personal in an hostile environment?
Interestingly it's always been around. Ruins from the time of the Roman empire have it and some would argue that cave drawings were the graffiti of it's time. Image the scene, an archaeologist in 5-10 centuries from now trying to understand our graffiti!
I think it may be a medium of expression, or to "mark territory" or something, for lack of a better term. Some of the grafitti I see shows great talent, but for the most part it pisses me off because most of the graffiti I see is ** and I just think if you're not talented, why bother?

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