system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why do so many graffiti artists vandalize public property rather than direct their energies and talents towards constructive and marketable pursuits?
gpt
This certainly doesn't apply to all graffiti artists, but some adopt a philosophy that the streets are the medium and that the marketing of art should be opposed on principle. Graffiti artist who commercialize their work may be viewed as having compromised their artistic integrity for profit.