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There’s also the problem with both most tattoos and all the stickers in the article that there’s nothing left that’s counter-cultural about them, which defeats

There’s also the problem with both most tattoos and all the stickers in the article that there’s nothing left that’s counter-cultural about them, which defeats the entire purpose of doing something edgy as a statement.

brailsafe 11mo ago
I'm seeing a lot of cute animals, memes, video game stuff, what's with the fixation on being edgy. My gf has a bunch of animal tattoos, doesn't need to be complicated.
cobertos 11mo ago
Do they _need_ to be edgy? They can just be fun, happy, or a representation/proxy of the person behind the computer
- Tabular-Iceberg 11mo ago
  Because then it's just visual clutter, and in the case of tattoos, unnecessary pain, expense and health risk. If I'm going to put a sticker on something it's going to read like a diff, what sets me apart from the mainstream culture, not all the different ways I conform to it.
  - Barbing 11mo ago
    >what sets me apart Interesting. I’m happy with a fun niche, myself. (But generally happier without stickers on expensive things.) Tattoos, though—hard to imagine being THAT confident in anything ever.
    - Ginguin 11mo ago
      My first tattoos were each done years apart. I printed a version out, put it in my wallet, and saw it every time I made a purchase. If I still loved it just as much a year later, I booked an appointment. Later tattoos are essentially private works of art, put together collaboratively with an artist. These are for ME, and no one at work will ever see any of them (or any of my other tattoos). Each tattoo has some significance for me, but I won't judge others who just like a thing and get a thing. Tattoos are as varied as the reasons people have for getting them. Mine aren't edgy, but they also aren't visible to strangers.
      - tlavoie 11mo ago
        I don't mind sharing, but the point remains, they're for the person wearing them. Enjoy them, in public, or in private. They're yours to do with as you wish.
- timdiggerm 11mo ago
  The edginess was, at the core of it, what made them fun in the first place

brailsafe 11mo ago

I'm seeing a lot of cute animals, memes, video game stuff, what's with the fixation on being edgy. My gf has a bunch of animal tattoos, doesn't need to be complicated.

cobertos 11mo ago

Do they _need_ to be edgy? They can just be fun, happy, or a representation/proxy of the person behind the computer

Tabular-Iceberg 11mo ago
Because then it's just visual clutter, and in the case of tattoos, unnecessary pain, expense and health risk. If I'm going to put a sticker on something it's going to read like a diff, what sets me apart from the mainstream culture, not all the different ways I conform to it.
- Barbing 11mo ago
  >what sets me apart Interesting. I’m happy with a fun niche, myself. (But generally happier without stickers on expensive things.) Tattoos, though—hard to imagine being THAT confident in anything ever.
  - Ginguin 11mo ago
    My first tattoos were each done years apart. I printed a version out, put it in my wallet, and saw it every time I made a purchase. If I still loved it just as much a year later, I booked an appointment. Later tattoos are essentially private works of art, put together collaboratively with an artist. These are for ME, and no one at work will ever see any of them (or any of my other tattoos). Each tattoo has some significance for me, but I won't judge others who just like a thing and get a thing. Tattoos are as varied as the reasons people have for getting them. Mine aren't edgy, but they also aren't visible to strangers.
    - tlavoie 11mo ago
      I don't mind sharing, but the point remains, they're for the person wearing them. Enjoy them, in public, or in private. They're yours to do with as you wish.
timdiggerm 11mo ago
The edginess was, at the core of it, what made them fun in the first place