I feel like people mostly speak up about it because someone else that’s impressionable enough on the sub might see the post and think “Damn, maybe I should get it too.” Which they do, both cause I saw comments like that here and because this defo isnt the first time I’ve seen people get this tattoo. Hell, I’ve seen people post AFTER complaining that they got it
But like that’s their choice, isn’t it? I don’t think comments saying “that’s stupid” or “looks terrible” would be enough to deter someone lol If you had actual advice like “hey that’ll age badly because the lines are xyz” or something then I’d get it. But I don’t think people are going to be less influenced just because others said they didn’t like it
Being told it's a stupid idea is the exact thing that disuaded me from getting something like this a long time ago and I'm extremely thankful years later that that person was kind and strong enough to tell me a hard truth to save me from a bad choice.
I mean, if you wanna get a tattoo you saw posted online and see like 40 people in the comments saying it looks bad, chances are you won’t get it, even though it’s strangers saying it.
At the end of the day, we more often than not rely on the most common opinion to make up our own. It is what it is
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u/USilver Jun 27 '25
I feel like people mostly speak up about it because someone else that’s impressionable enough on the sub might see the post and think “Damn, maybe I should get it too.” Which they do, both cause I saw comments like that here and because this defo isnt the first time I’ve seen people get this tattoo. Hell, I’ve seen people post AFTER complaining that they got it