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this is so fucking awesome...that last pic is the last time I remember this forum

 

I'm getting emotional lolol

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IM GETTING HAAAZED...that's rad LOL

 

but yea, I'm getting back into the swing of things. I haven't made any serious forum contributions in any forum since 2013. I'm happy that there's a place I can actually go that I can say what I want about a subject I'm passionate about.

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I remember buying tees from the store...til it became an unsecure http site and I couldn't buy shit....then the store just went down

 

I think that was back in 2013

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I believe that to move forward, we would need to look back at "internet/forum culture" back in the day.

 

I remember my first time on a forum of any sort. Niketalk was my first forum that I took seriously. I joined out of desperation because I collected shoes. I was completely clueless on how or when drops happened. Etiquette and all that. I'm gonna be honest right now, forums are intimidating places. When you're new to the forum, you get roasted for the small stuff. Even on hypebeast, there was soooo much vitriol towards new members, it could've counted as hate speech. I'm not saying that happens here (often), but I know that people aren't willing to join a forum solely out of fear and intimidation.

 

Forums are completely different from other social platforms because forums act on their own volition, own rules, and they police themselves, which isn't always a good thing. So you kind of have to ask yourself, as a user, would you rather go to an internet equivalent of a dive bar or go to a platform where positivity is a requirement.

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But isnt the purpose and fate of graffiti,impermanence? Thats the philosophy behind bombing, right? Never in the same plave twice and never the same way?

 

I think the positives of today's technology is the convenient and quick snap of taking photos, uploading it to the internet quickly. Graffiti was never to be long lasting. Social mores dictate everyday actions, and graffiti will never be part of that. Its always stripped, cleaned, and torn down. Technology allowed us to document the art before its wiped away.

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Hi all,

 

i've had an account on various forums throughout my years in this culture of ours. I had an account on 12ozprophet since 2010 but lost it. I've had an account on hypebeast since 2012 and an account on KTT since 2009. All of this because of the glorified strip mall in Los Angeles that is Fairfax ave. i discovered 12ozprophet from the Supreme Rizzoli book, and was curious as to what 12ozprophet was and what it meant. Los Angeles held my heart and my fascination because of the creativity pouring out of it.

 

Forums are dying because of one reason: attention span. Scroll up and i see some of the most interesting insights i've ever read. I can't think of any one person younger than 25 who would read that. Social media today is bought and changes depending on the demographic paying for it. We tend to forget what we initially used forums for in the first place. We used forums to cheat at school, cheat at videogames, talk to insiders, get info on drops, advice on how to get ahead, advice on creating and destroying. The unfortunate part is, noone past our generation needs that kind of community anymore. Creativity is left to those who keep their eyes on the hashtags, look out for what's popular, and to copy paste.

 

Forums died and yet, no vacuum was created. But i have hope. 12ozprophet struck a new chord with me. One that feels more mature, older and wiser. A forum i can actually relate to.

 

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