How San Francisco Taggers Acted Hot In the 90s (And Why)

Being hot is acting in a way that draws unwanted attention, or heat, your way. In the minds of a lot of people, a graffiti writer drawing this kind of unwanted attention would be counterproductive at the least, yet many of us did exactly this on a regular basis. But why? What compelled us to act in a very counterproductive, potentially harmful way that exposed us to a lot of danger? To me, while there might be multiple answers to this question, all of them are very logical, despite the phenomena itself being the opposite. Credit for Thumbail Pic: HifiArt #graffitiart #90s #streetart #tagging #graffiti