Why do people get piercings? What are they trying to signal?
@primalpoly @sentientist @robinhanson
Probably ability to heal from injuries. Scarification is quite common in tropical tribal cultures where healing is hard. It's a handicap signal of immunocompetence, probably. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090513897000895 …
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I assume the same
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My guess is pain tolerance
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Honestly Geofffrey, that abstract reads like the most repugnant of social science drivel. They're just confabulating along about what might be true in a mindless, data-less way.
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Signaling tolerance to pain. And seeking attention. What better way?
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