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It used to be that tattoos were a marker of some combination of lower class, military, sports, etc. But you'd pretty much never see them in general on most midd
by ghaff 2y ago
It used to be that tattoos were a marker of some combination of lower class, military, sports, etc. But you'd pretty much never see them in general on most middle/upper-class professionals. That changed with developers etc. over the past couple decades. Not shocking that might reverse. Not personal commentary but just an observation.
- tehjoker 2y agowell if the capitalists get their way, we'll be lower class soon enough! :D
- Buxato 2y agooh that evil capitalists ..., pfff
- tehjoker 2y agoYea, their objective is to optimize labor costs and increase profit margins. It is an objective that is diametrically opposed to our well being in the long run. Don't confuse a state of affairs where the capitalists are having difficulty replacing us (thus reducing pressure on us) with a general beneficence, their relationship to us is purely transactional and we are disposable. Have solidarity with your class.
- kube-system 2y agoI think society's attitude towards people with tattoos ebbs and flows over time too. I think with the recent political happenings we might be in a bit of an ebb.
- apercu 2y ago> lower class, military, sports, etc. I think I'd put "counter culture" rather than lower class.
- ghaff 2y agoThere's probably a lot of intersection. Don't really disagree. Though counter-culture folks I went to school with in engineering/etc. still didn't tend to have tattoos.
- travisjungroth 2y ago“Lower class” matches. There was a time that tattoos were seen as something for sailors and convicts.
- voidspark 2y agoNo it was definitely for the lower class only. Now it’s “counter culture” to not have a tattoo. They are so common. They have become a sign of conformity.
- vorpalhex 2y agoI really like my tattoos but this is why I've chosen to have them in easily covered areas. Tattoos say different things to different people in different times. Right now tattoos are fine in most white collar settings but this won't always be the case.
- ghaff 2y agoIt would have seemed weird 20-30 years ago. Now, pretty normal, especially in developer and adjacent settings.
- gamblor956 2y agoMiddle and upper class professionals have plenty of tattoos. They just have them in places that are easily covered up when they're at work.
- bawolff 2y agoMy understanding is that it was an upper class thing in the late 1800s. Fashion goes in cycles and all that.