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Geoffrey Miller
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Evolutionary psych professor; wrote some books. Into the deep past & far future, esp. genes, minds, civilizations, sex, freedom, families, & Effective Altruism.

New Mexico
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    Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Nov 2

    Just at the aesthetic level, what % of tattoos that you see on your fellow citizens actually enhance their appearance?

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      1. Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Nov 2

        PS I ask this as someone who watches way too much @inkmaster and fully appreciates that expert tattoo art can be skillful, creative, & amazing.

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      2. curtiss rivers‏ @curtisscbr Nov 2
        Replying to @primalpoly

        I don't really think that's the point of tattooing

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      3. Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Nov 2
        Replying to @curtisscbr

        As an 'Ink Master' watcher, I understand it's not all about aesthetics, but I'm interested in the aesthetic question.

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      4. curtiss rivers‏ @curtisscbr Nov 2
        Replying to @primalpoly

        Cant answer that because I have 2 sleeves and it has nothing to do with it. Just my take

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      2. Dumby‏ @andmisterbill Nov 2
        Replying to @primalpoly

        By surface area, individual tattoo, or whole person?

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      3. Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Nov 2
        Replying to @andmisterbill

        I was thinking per individual tattoo.

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      2. Chad Francis Xavier‏ @ChadFXavier Nov 2
        Replying to @primalpoly

        Tattoos are tyranny of the present self over the future self. They solidify identity making personal growth more difficult. It's why people with tattoos have earlier mortality and why people with extreme numbers of tattoos have higher suicide rates.

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      3. Dirk J All Day‏ @DJD_Allday Nov 2
        Replying to @ChadFXavier @primalpoly

        I can see this being accurate, any citations?

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      4. Chad Francis Xavier‏ @ChadFXavier Nov 2
        Replying to @DJD_Allday @primalpoly

        https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24926092  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10837885  Here's some small studies on tattoos and mortality/suicide. I think the default explanation of "people with tattoos engage in riskier behavior/ drugs/alcohol" misses the point...

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      5. Chad Francis Xavier‏ @ChadFXavier Nov 2
        Replying to @ChadFXavier @DJD_Allday @primalpoly

        Yes tattoos can be a marker of some type of disorder (substance abuse, personality disorder, etc.) but they can also contribute to the formation of one and be a preventative barrier in treating it.

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      6. Dirk J All Day‏ @DJD_Allday Nov 2
        Replying to @ChadFXavier @primalpoly

        I can see this.

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      2. Stealth Voter‏ @StealthVoter Nov 2
        Replying to @primalpoly

        I volunteer at a nursing home. No tats on any patients and they listen to Sinatra, Nat King Cole, etc. Kind of depressing to realize future nursing homes will be full of old women with stripper tats above their diapers, listening to hip hop.

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      1. Don Julio‏ @don_julio6 Nov 2
        Replying to @primalpoly

        And by less than 5%, I mean 0%.

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      1. Dirk J All Day‏ @DJD_Allday Nov 2
        Replying to @primalpoly

        90% of tattoos look like future regret to me. Also there is a milieu to tats, so it seems like a way of tribal signaling, I'm not a joiner. 🤔

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      2. Westly Penny‏ @westlypenny Nov 2
        Replying to @primalpoly

        Tattoos on women have always turned me off. Why would you desecrate something that's already beautiful? Makes no sense. Same with nose-rings.

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      3. dogzer‏ @dogzerx Nov 2
        Replying to @westlypenny @primalpoly

        Like putting bumper stickers on a Ferrari

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      1. Keith‏ @Holocenedelight Nov 2
        Replying to @primalpoly

        A tattoo is thought bubble fixed in time. A tweet you cannot erase even as you move on.

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      1. Count Waiblingen‏ @CountWaiblingen Nov 2
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        0%

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      1. JetJaguar‏ @MisterJetJaguar Nov 2
        Replying to @primalpoly

        I dislike it when people just add pictures on to their skin. There's a kind of aesthetic of the human figure that it tends to disrupts. I do enjoy the tattoos of "tribal cultures". I think they manage to decorate the body with intricate patterns while also emphasising its forms.

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