I used to love to slap bumper stickers all over my car.
When I was in my 20s I owned nothing but junkers, so I was not concerned about devaluing my vehicle. I was more concerned about showing everyone who I was, what I liked, and what my beliefs were.
That all changed after a lengthy conversation with my then-cohost. We were having a conversation about politics and she explained that she could never understand why people put political bumper stickers on their vehicles. In her mind, that made you a target for the other side…