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If the correlation is proven true then that’s obviously terrible, but I’m in my mid 40s now, tattoo-less, and one of my biggest regrets is not getting a couple
by plasma_beam 2y ago
If the correlation is proven true then that’s obviously terrible, but I’m in my mid 40s now, tattoo-less, and one of my biggest regrets is not getting a couple tattoos when I was younger. I feel like doing it now looks like a midlife crisis type thing. I always wanted one of those Thai tattoos where they manually tap tap tap the design into your skin with a mallet.
- failrate 2y agoI had a similar issue, so I ended up getting a small abstract tattoo. Highly recommended.
- neom 2y agoThe quantum (those dots and lines) part of my tattoo is stick and poke: https://s.h4x.club/jkupYOrX https://s.h4x.club/jkupYOrX
- asabla 2y agoIt's never too late. It took me almost 18years of going back and forth until I did it.
- loa_in_ 2y agoWhy would you concern yourself with someone's perception of your motive for getting a tat?
- izzydata 2y agoThis is the first time I've ever heard of someone regretting not getting a tattoo.
- kirubakaran 2y agoSome people even regret not having anything to regret
- shafyy 2y agoGo for it!
- simmerup 2y agoMidlife is when everyone starts doing cool stuff because theyve built up the income to service it Do whatever you like, it’s your life
- rrr_oh_man 2y agoYup. John didn’t buy that classic car because he’s in a midlife crisis. He bought it because it’s been his dream car since he was 12, and, with the kids out of the house, he can finally get it without having a bad conscience. (It just costs $80k now instead of $8k back in 1972)
- JusticeJuice 2y agoUnrelated, but one of the most interesting graphs I've ever seen was road deaths, by gender and age, when I was studying for my drivers license. There's a huge, like 10x spike in male deaths, specifically at 50. Turns out a lot of people hit that age, think "oh fuck I'm 50", go and buy a really powerful car, and get in a bad crash. So buy the car, but just keep the graph in mind haha.
- nprateem 2y agoYeah same with motorbikes. Someone had a 125 when they were 16, hit 50 and decide to get a 1200cc superbike, then come off.
- ip26 2y agoThree other problem is they haven’t ridden for 34 years, but feel like they are just as skilled as they ever were.
- Tade0 2y agoI looked up a premium car rental site once and saw that some vehicles there had an age restriction of... 40. As in: you need to be past your thirties to rent this vehicle.
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- invalidusernam3 2y agoWho cares if others think it's a midlife crisis, do what makes you happy. I'm nearing 40 and still get a couple tattoos a year. I love the feeling of a new tattoo, it boosts my confidence and gives me a sense of accomplishment for sitting through the fairly painful process.
- prepend 2y agoExactly. Part of the fun of tattoos is everyone thinking you look stupid and being able to practice the stoicism of not caring what other people think and focusing on the intrinsic joy of doing what you want.
- mewpmewp2 2y agoI can do that without getting a tattoo though.
- tmottabr 2y agoYeah.. Do it.. i just turned 40th this year and got my first tattoo last year.. Don't allow your life to be defined by what you imagine other people will think about it..
- usrusr 2y agoI've been jokingly predicting to myself for quite a while now that a tattoo fashion is imminent of studios offering deliberately blurred designs so that the result looks as if it was done before the design became cool.
- petesergeant 2y agoI started getting them at 37, and haven’t looked back. You’re more likely to get ones you like now you’re a bit older. I got a triceratops on my forearm last year because it’s my favourite dinosaur, and also why not?
- graypegg 2y agoI don't know why your comment appears to have been downvoted, I say go for it! "mid life crisis" is just a pessimistic way of saying "trying something new as an adult". If it makes you happy, and you're willing to accept some risk (which is a good thing!) then go get a tattoo. Also, close to 50 is probably the new mid-life point anyway if you extend out the trajectory of health science thru the second half of your life. Chill out. :)
- lopis 2y agoDo it. Traditional thai tattoos look amazing and are much sharper. Who cares what others thing :)
- otikik 2y agoI'm almost out of my 40s and I definitely support you in doing whatever you like and not overthinking the midlife crisis thing. That said, if I had the inkling (pun intended) to get a tattoo I would actually wait until this lymphoma association is verified, because if if it turns to be real, and then I get a lymphoma, I would feel very stupid. But then again, people smoke and do a lot of things that are objectively bad for their health. In short, I would not do it myself, but I would not judge you at all if you did.
- zimpenfish 2y agoIf there is a link, I'd guess you're probably a lot safer getting tattooed at 50 than at 20 given you've (statistically) got much less time for any adverse effects to start showing up...
- reducesuffering 2y agoI don't know if I'd conclude it. What about the possibility of that the tattoo association is only at higher ages, because of some effect where younger people have a better immune system to ward off any immediate dangers of the tattoo ink and then it becomes inert. But getting it at 50, your body is less able to dispel the problematic compounds in the ink. Basically saying the ink's problems could just be front-loaded the first couple years. Without understanding those details (risk associated with when the tattoo was received and short-term vs. long term risk), I'd be wary about deciding 50 is safer than 20.
- dgellow 2y agoThe linked study looks extremely weak, not really something that should influence decision making yet
- nox101 2y agoYou should do what you want. That said, my friend with the most tattoos, basically every part of his body, arms, legs. Maybe his face and head don't have tattoos. When I told him I was thinking about getting one he told me "don't do it".
- zolbrek 2y agoA heavily tattooed acquaintance told me the same thing when I was younger, and now that I've got several of my own I understand what he meant by it. He could tell my "thinking about getting one" was superficial, which is not a great starting point for getting inked. If you really want a tattoo you're going to get it regardless of any advice, so by telling me not to get one, he was trying to save me from what was (back then) potentially a bad decision.
- throwaway2037 2y agoDid you friend share a reason? For me, I love tattoos, but surely I would be tired of it in less than five years. Tough luck -- that shit is permanent. Plus, tats looks pretty awful on old people. I don't want to be that person.
- walt_grata 2y agoI got my first at 42, I've only ever gotten positive comments. Except from my buddy who is a tattoo artist, he was upset he didn't get to give me my first one.
- yareal 2y agoI'm 40, I got a sleeve done this year. I've never been more thrilled to get one. Get tattoos. It's your body, if the art is meaningful to you, why hold back?
- toomuchtodo 2y agoDo it. I’m early 40s, have several tattoos, and am about to get one wrist to shoulder. It’s never too late to do what you want in this regard. Midlife crisis is a pejorative term for mortality perspective. Live your best life, you only get one, and what other people think matters very little (caveat being income source and partner(s)).
- kevin_thibedeau 2y agoHave you seen the blurry mess a tattoo turns into 30 years later? You made a reasonable choice.
- BobbyJo 2y agoHave you seen the mess the human body turns into over the same time span?
- mythrwy 2y agoSurprised at the number of people saying "just do it"! For what it's worth I would never ink my body. Ever. I would sleep in the disposal hole of a porta potty first, that is how strongly I feel about it. I have nothing against tattoos in general, many of my close friends have them. But I would never ever personally get one and can't imagine even considering it.
- dgellow 2y agoI’ve seen one being done on an ex-partner, the process is really interesting. Just take the mid-life crisis as an excuse to do it now, you will only get older and with more regrets
- krisoft 2y ago> I feel like doing it now looks like a midlife crisis type thing. It sounds like you care a lot about what others think. It is never too late to stop doing that. > I always wanted one of those Thai tattoos where they manually tap tap tap the design into your skin with a mallet. Sounds absolute torture to me. But if you want that, hey, go for it. Never too late to decide for yourself what you want or don’t want.
- iamacyborg 2y agoOn the bright side, you presumably have more developed taste and a bigger budget than your average tattoo client which means you could go get something really good.