re: why are so many young white people getting tattoos?

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people's obesity bothers me more than their tattoos.

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Obesity is a massive problem

Yep, face tats confirmed

Cultural Primitivism. Where once we aspired to true, measurable human progress, now we happily lower the bar and call it progress. Tattoos are just one small but visible example. It's the same as elevating obesity to the same level as physical fitness or the shite on the radio to the incredible stuff indy artists are doing in complete anonymity. We are a lowest common denominator culture.

I was talking to a guy who had an incomplete sleeve tat on one of his arms. He told me he was planning to finish it but would have to finance it.

we're all heading the same place, man. Old and wrinkly and nasty is right around the corner, whether there is ink on that skin or not.

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we're all heading the same place, man

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Quite right. No need to make matters worse, IMO.

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are so many young white people getting tattoos

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We are not alone here. I remember watching the NBA growing up and can't remember one tattoo. Let's just say there is a culture that has gone tattoo crazy also.

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what is the psychology behind it?

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people can obviously do what they want with their life and bodies

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what is the psychology behind it?
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people can obviously do what they want with their life and bodies

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no that's an not answer ....
destorying your looks with ink isn't a positive decision, it degrades your body and for some, it makes them unemployable.

doing what you want isn't psychology....psychology is gettign to the "why" would you do that to yourself?

You can love someone or something and not get it permanently inked into you

It has zero appeal at all to me .