Re:Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around
by yCombLinks on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @10:50AM
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I think of tattoos completely differently than you. I only have one(small, not visible). I view it more as a group identification than any sort of interesting personality. I've met plenty of boring people covered in tats. I also know and spend time with several interesting people covered in tats. It's more of a social identifier.
Re:Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around
by ryandrake on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @03:33PM
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Since tattoos are so mainstream and common now, they probably send the opposite signal today than they did in the past. When I meet people under 40 or so -without- tattoos, my first impression is they might be more interesting, trend-bucking, counterculture, free thinking, etc.
Obviously tattoo/no tattoo is a bad, low-signal way to size someone up, just pointing out the signal itself has phase-inverted from say 20 years ago.
Re:Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around
by inkblotuniverse on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @10:08AM
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Tattoos, piercings, and a quirky style signal you're the right kind of (cultural) drone.
(A corporate wageslave could run away and integrate somewhere else; better to brand them with distinctive, permanent markers.)
Incidentally I like to also tell people who are a bit behind the times that these days it seems like having visible tattoos is a net benefit for your employability. Everyone likes hiring interesting people who aren't mindless drones. Tattoos, piercings, quirky style .. all serves as evidence of that. At least on the west coast!