Bro… you nailed it when you said tattoos are a filter. Edward Dutton cites a lot of studies on this shit. People with fast life history strategies—meaning they want to fuck, reproduce, and move on with little commitment to anybody—get tatted up. People with zero tattoos are typically slow life history strategists. Meaning they want to commit to a relationship, invest in the offspring heavily, and be in it for the long run. These people typically don’t take huge risks, are not very impulsive and lead lives with a bit less “color” and fun. From an evolutionary perspective both strategies work. But everybody needs to figure out for themselves where they fall. If you have it in your brain you want a traditional GF who will become a stay at home mom eventually and you also want to get tatted to hell and back… Good luck. You will attract women, but not all women. The type of woman in to that will be a crazy fun bitch. But not the home maker type. Same for women… when you get tatted, you signal to men a very general outline of your behavior. Yeah a tatted girl will statistically have a higher body count, more likely to use drugs/alcohol, and is more likely to have some type of mental disorder. Will they be just about the best lay you ever have? Yes. Will they raise your 4 kids on a homestead wearing a sundress while making you breakfast? No. That’s not the life they want.
The other factor is that younger generations will inevitably reject this marker of old age and stop doing this. Tattoos will be the badge identifying those born between 1970 and 2010, as they age. To be young will be to be free of this mess on one's skin.
It's a failure to understand the importance of context. If I have a vintage Rolls-Royce and someone spray paints a Rembrandt onto it, they have ruined it. Of course, the Rembrandt is valuable, but only as a canvas. By combining the two, you destroy the unique value of both. I enjoy ice cream, and I also enjoy pizza, but if you put pizza slices and ice cream into a blender and served it, do you think I would enjoy that? No, it would be revolting.
The glistening, unblemished skin of a young, nubile woman is a thing of beauty. Covering it up, either with a burqa or tattoos, is both senseless and a direct attack upon all of us who cherish beauty. The most gorgeous girl I ever knew ended up falling in with the wrong crowd. She started getting tattoos, and she eventually contracted sepsis. She was hospitalised and became very skinny as a result of her illness. Her huge breasts shrank three sizes, and she made the disastrous decision to get implants. She is now 30 years old and a shadow of her former self.
Tattoos are promoted by ugly old hags as a strategy to permanently spoil the younger and hotter competition. The goal is to pollute the purity of our women and ruin everything we men take pleasure in.
My otherwise attractive niece has some sort of mandala on her calf she got as a 19 year old. It has aged and smudged, and at a glance from 10 feet away it looks like some horrific skin disease or cancer. This phenomenon is by now so common as to be visible almost everywhere. If you absolutely must get tattoos, at least pay for the best tattoo service you can possibly afford. They are less likely to make you hideous within a decade.
I agree. Some ink can be ok, have meaning but I see a lot of cartoonish scribbles and random stuff. In most cases ink detracts greatly. I have one tattoo from my time in the military. It’s not obvious. Most people who know me have no idea it exists. When I see people who are heavily inked in obvious ways I have to stop and wonder about them. How does a sane person look at their body covered in random scribble and think….yes! Or think hey…this would look better with more ink…..
I’m really shocked. I honestly thought everyone under 55 thought tats were not only acceptable but “art”! I’m so careful to never say anything negative about them (despite thinking they’re tacky and a horrible idea). To close friends and family I’ve always said I would never even consider one because I can’t even make up my mind about paint color for the master bedroom—how on earth could I ever decide on something to permanently cover my skin?!!!🤯
Anyone who claims to get an always visible tattoo “for themselves” is lying. Getting a tattoo that’s “just for you,” is like having a bumper sticker that’s “just for you.”
Who gets a tattoo of Tweety Bird on their ankle, and why? Are they wanting to remind themselves of old cartoons every time the put on socks or take a shower? Seriously, if the tattoo is for you alone, isn’t a constant reminder (of anything really) a form of self-brainwashing? People forget about some things in life for a reason -- because dwelling on them is likely not helpful.
However, if you get a tattoo because you think it looks bad-ass, more power to you! At least you’re being honest.
So far as chicks with tattoos go, tattoos generally mean that the girl is “wild / easy.” Everyone knows this. It’s like the old adage, “If she’s a smoker -- you can poke-her.” I don’t know if I’ve heard that anywhere else before or not, but I always used to say it when I was much younger and a D-Bag.
Point is, tattoos are something that younger people do because they think that they will be helpful in starting conversation, and they might just appreciate them when they get older. But they won’t.
Nobody wants to be that chick that gets a lower back tattoo of Tweety Bird, then when they’re in their mid 60s -- Tweety Bird looks more like a condor.
God made your body in the way he saw fit. That should be good enough.
I agree. While the tattoos themselves often look like fuzzy dark green smudges (or inevitably will), which is bad enough, the main impression I always have is "That is a person who thought it was a good idea to get tattoos" - an immediate red flag, as it brings up all kinds of unflattering impressions of the person.
Reminds me of a short speech by Wojciech Cejrowski, a Polish author, film maker, entrepreneur.
There's a video on YouTube "Kobiety z tatuażem", women with tattoos.
I'll paraphrase:
"Every day a woman likes to dress differently. Women have massive wardrobes and we men appreciate that. So why on earth would you get a tattoo, something that is permanent and unchangeable?"
This dovetails nicely into psychology: men like diversity; if they can't sleep with multiple women they at least like when their woman dresses up nicely every day. On top of that women themselves, unlike men, base a lot off how they feel, and those feelings can rapidly change. With the vibe shift the clothes will change.
Here's a practical suggestion for young women: when getting a tattoo just above the ass crack, consider what it will look like in 30 years. A postal worker I know had a butterfly tattooed in this location when she was a 125 lb. young adult. Now 30 years later and weighing in at 250 lbs., that butterfly reveals itself daily as she removes mail from drop boxes, but more closely resembles a B-52 than a butterfly.
Tattoos on women give a significant percentage of men the ick on a primal, psychological level. For some men, it's disqualifying.
If tattoos were once associated with rebellion; not having one is the new rebellion.
This is true
I’m a rebel now! Go figure!
Tattoos are UGLY.
They do not confer STATUS of any kind.
They UNDERMINE and DEGRADE any existing social status.
You are effectively BRANDING YOURSELF like cattle/livestock, like a enslaved/indentured person.
If you seek the validation and approval of others, DO SOMETHING with your life worthy of admiration.
Bro… you nailed it when you said tattoos are a filter. Edward Dutton cites a lot of studies on this shit. People with fast life history strategies—meaning they want to fuck, reproduce, and move on with little commitment to anybody—get tatted up. People with zero tattoos are typically slow life history strategists. Meaning they want to commit to a relationship, invest in the offspring heavily, and be in it for the long run. These people typically don’t take huge risks, are not very impulsive and lead lives with a bit less “color” and fun. From an evolutionary perspective both strategies work. But everybody needs to figure out for themselves where they fall. If you have it in your brain you want a traditional GF who will become a stay at home mom eventually and you also want to get tatted to hell and back… Good luck. You will attract women, but not all women. The type of woman in to that will be a crazy fun bitch. But not the home maker type. Same for women… when you get tatted, you signal to men a very general outline of your behavior. Yeah a tatted girl will statistically have a higher body count, more likely to use drugs/alcohol, and is more likely to have some type of mental disorder. Will they be just about the best lay you ever have? Yes. Will they raise your 4 kids on a homestead wearing a sundress while making you breakfast? No. That’s not the life they want.
The other factor is that younger generations will inevitably reject this marker of old age and stop doing this. Tattoos will be the badge identifying those born between 1970 and 2010, as they age. To be young will be to be free of this mess on one's skin.
It's a failure to understand the importance of context. If I have a vintage Rolls-Royce and someone spray paints a Rembrandt onto it, they have ruined it. Of course, the Rembrandt is valuable, but only as a canvas. By combining the two, you destroy the unique value of both. I enjoy ice cream, and I also enjoy pizza, but if you put pizza slices and ice cream into a blender and served it, do you think I would enjoy that? No, it would be revolting.
The glistening, unblemished skin of a young, nubile woman is a thing of beauty. Covering it up, either with a burqa or tattoos, is both senseless and a direct attack upon all of us who cherish beauty. The most gorgeous girl I ever knew ended up falling in with the wrong crowd. She started getting tattoos, and she eventually contracted sepsis. She was hospitalised and became very skinny as a result of her illness. Her huge breasts shrank three sizes, and she made the disastrous decision to get implants. She is now 30 years old and a shadow of her former self.
Tattoos are promoted by ugly old hags as a strategy to permanently spoil the younger and hotter competition. The goal is to pollute the purity of our women and ruin everything we men take pleasure in.
Been saying this for years. Thank you!
My otherwise attractive niece has some sort of mandala on her calf she got as a 19 year old. It has aged and smudged, and at a glance from 10 feet away it looks like some horrific skin disease or cancer. This phenomenon is by now so common as to be visible almost everywhere. If you absolutely must get tattoos, at least pay for the best tattoo service you can possibly afford. They are less likely to make you hideous within a decade.
I agree. Some ink can be ok, have meaning but I see a lot of cartoonish scribbles and random stuff. In most cases ink detracts greatly. I have one tattoo from my time in the military. It’s not obvious. Most people who know me have no idea it exists. When I see people who are heavily inked in obvious ways I have to stop and wonder about them. How does a sane person look at their body covered in random scribble and think….yes! Or think hey…this would look better with more ink…..
I’m really shocked. I honestly thought everyone under 55 thought tats were not only acceptable but “art”! I’m so careful to never say anything negative about them (despite thinking they’re tacky and a horrible idea). To close friends and family I’ve always said I would never even consider one because I can’t even make up my mind about paint color for the master bedroom—how on earth could I ever decide on something to permanently cover my skin?!!!🤯
Warning - Superficial Rant Ahead:
Ahh, tattoos. The subject of many discussions.
Anyone who claims to get an always visible tattoo “for themselves” is lying. Getting a tattoo that’s “just for you,” is like having a bumper sticker that’s “just for you.”
Who gets a tattoo of Tweety Bird on their ankle, and why? Are they wanting to remind themselves of old cartoons every time the put on socks or take a shower? Seriously, if the tattoo is for you alone, isn’t a constant reminder (of anything really) a form of self-brainwashing? People forget about some things in life for a reason -- because dwelling on them is likely not helpful.
However, if you get a tattoo because you think it looks bad-ass, more power to you! At least you’re being honest.
So far as chicks with tattoos go, tattoos generally mean that the girl is “wild / easy.” Everyone knows this. It’s like the old adage, “If she’s a smoker -- you can poke-her.” I don’t know if I’ve heard that anywhere else before or not, but I always used to say it when I was much younger and a D-Bag.
Point is, tattoos are something that younger people do because they think that they will be helpful in starting conversation, and they might just appreciate them when they get older. But they won’t.
Nobody wants to be that chick that gets a lower back tattoo of Tweety Bird, then when they’re in their mid 60s -- Tweety Bird looks more like a condor.
God made your body in the way he saw fit. That should be good enough.
Just saying…
-- End Superficial Rant --
I detest tattoos…I have zero…
Internet autist watching pr0n on one screen while typing excel formulas on the other is a funny thought..
Tattoos also indicate negative psychological traits like impulsivity that matter for relationship stability.
I agree. While the tattoos themselves often look like fuzzy dark green smudges (or inevitably will), which is bad enough, the main impression I always have is "That is a person who thought it was a good idea to get tattoos" - an immediate red flag, as it brings up all kinds of unflattering impressions of the person.
Reminds me of a short speech by Wojciech Cejrowski, a Polish author, film maker, entrepreneur.
There's a video on YouTube "Kobiety z tatuażem", women with tattoos.
I'll paraphrase:
"Every day a woman likes to dress differently. Women have massive wardrobes and we men appreciate that. So why on earth would you get a tattoo, something that is permanent and unchangeable?"
This dovetails nicely into psychology: men like diversity; if they can't sleep with multiple women they at least like when their woman dresses up nicely every day. On top of that women themselves, unlike men, base a lot off how they feel, and those feelings can rapidly change. With the vibe shift the clothes will change.
Here's a practical suggestion for young women: when getting a tattoo just above the ass crack, consider what it will look like in 30 years. A postal worker I know had a butterfly tattooed in this location when she was a 125 lb. young adult. Now 30 years later and weighing in at 250 lbs., that butterfly reveals itself daily as she removes mail from drop boxes, but more closely resembles a B-52 than a butterfly.