Never seen this before. Dope!

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That's not a real Toynbee. It's House of Hades, the RC Cola of crazy rant graffiti.

Where is this?

Honestly I forgot to take a specific note when I saw it. But based on my Google maps timeline it looks like I was walking from the chinatown gate to North Station. It was right next to a crosswalk in an intersection so it would be hard to miss.

I figured that the original guy was retired, still cool to see a tribute in the wild though.

I was fascinated by Toynbee tiles back in the day, and I was super stoked to spot one in the wild back in the early ‘00s. These are interesting, but I worry that they have a Trump-y, “fake news” odor about them.

Agree. I think the actual message of the tiler(s) has never been totally sane, but they are fascinating.

There was a documentary about that person

Right. They’re fun as entertainment, but worried about people taking them too seriously. Honestly, same thought about conspiracy theories. Fun to read about, but have way too much sway on some people.

Lincoln at Essex. On the north side of the intersection

There are multiple ones between the Financial District and Government Center. All are in the middle of the road, so don't stare at them too long.

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No, I think people should be taught during compulsory education years how to vet sources, critically think, and understand what they’re reading. We always tell people to “not believe everything they hear” then don’t give them tools to properly do their own research.

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Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

This is the one by South Station right?

Thank you OP for finally making me look up what the hell it was as I always forgot by the time I actually got on the train