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Just because something has been done for a long time doesn't mean it's good. We also shouldn't confuse self-mutilation with healthy activities like exercising s

• fwn 11mo ago
  > Just because something has been done for a long time doesn't mean it's good. This is true, although it is a good start, right? If a cultural practice has survived for many generations, this alone already indicates that the practice might be compatible with human society, morals, sustainability, etc. > We also shouldn't confuse self-mutilation with healthy activities like exercising simply because both "shape one's own body". True! We should indeed not confuse self-mutilation with healthy activities just because they share some similarities. But would you classify scars or tattoos motivated by aesthetics as self-mutilation? What about piercings, such as holes for earrings or laser hair removal? I believe that is an interesting and unusual position. Do you have an argument in favor of your (so far implicit) take?
  • potted_plant_og 11mo ago
    > If a cultural practice has survived for many generations, this alone already indicates that the practice might be compatible with human society, morals, sustainability Does it? This sounds like a disingenuous take that doesn't even pretend to bother with reality. > But would you classify scars or tattoos motivated by aesthetics as self-mutilation? Disingenuous question - the person you're replying to called you out for very obvious collating of body mutilation and fitness/medicine. Are you an AI btw?
• silveraxe93 11mo ago
  Tattoos are self-mutilation the same way that taxes are theft. This is the worst argument in the world [1] -[1] https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/yCWPkLi8wJvewPbEp/the-noncentral-fallacy-the-worst-argument-in-the-world https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/yCWPkLi8wJvewPbEp/the-noncen...
  • mr_mitm 11mo ago
    I was talking about scars. I wasn't the one who said tattoos are scars.
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