For all you inked people

I'm general I agree, but I draw the line at face tattoos. If you have face tattoos I assume you are dumb as sticks.
- I've seen people describe face and neck tattoos as the "everlasting job stopper"
  
  Depends on the job tbh. I couldn't care less about a software developer with face tattoos even if I think less of their life choices.
- https://www.businessinsider.com/ethan-westbrooks-face-tattoo-2014-9
  tl,dr the man got a tattoo on his face because he knew that would disqualify him for any job except playing pro football.
  
  Well that's a risky gamble...
- I would actually not care nor measure that into my judgment. At one particular time in their life, this felt like a great idea to them. We didn't live their life, we can't know. It might even make up for a great story to tell.
  And on top of that: I see no difference to make-up, except it's permanent. Women paint their faces like they're applying to Clowns college and noone bats an eye. A nice face-tattoo is just more plainly identifieable as paint than good makeup is.
  Not talking about a swastika or other stupid messages of course. If you portrait stupid messages I'm forced to deduct you're stupid.
  
  The permanence IS the most important difference though. One requires you to knowingly make the decision you'll have it on your face forever.
  
  Make up not being permanent is a big reason why it's perfectly OK to use it even if you look like a clown. I'm a dude and occasionally use make up at certain parties.
  You seem to agree with me that face tattoos are a terrible idea, but you empathise with their idiot younger selves. I get it, and probably IRL I would not be so merciless. But I prefer that my kids know that face tattoos are a terrible idea even if some people will show them some sympathy.
- I feel like face tattoos are judged too harshly at one point in time all tattoos were judged as harshly as face tattoos are now. All of it is arbitrary who cares if someone chose to get a tattoo on their face?
  I wish people could do what they want to their bodies without judgment but I don't see that ever happening.
  
  People change throughout their entire lives, and ideas that seemed effin' cool when we were young and pretty, well, maybe they felt less cool as we sobered up and aged. I think most of us can relate to the feeling that once or twice, the younger version of ourselves sure was a goddamned idiot who made some dumbass decisions that made our future life twice as hard as it needed to be.
  But yeah, nothing screams cool like a 50+ year old with face tattoos.
- I possibly would allow ones around the edges, and of course Maori face tattoos are fine; but otherwise, yeah.
  
  OK, fine. I will take face tattoos on a case by case basis but they're walking on thin ice.
  
  and of course Maori face tattoos are fine
  Why?

They're also patient and willing to push through a bit of pain for a reward

Years ago I was asked by a recruiter if I had any tattoos and piercings - I don’t, but told them I wasn’t interested in working for a client who’d let that get in the way of hiring the right people.

I've got no problem with tattoos generally, but certain specific tattoos are red flags.
- Thankfully no 88's. I'm not familiar with the significance of 13, is it related to 1312? I just have the 1312 on the inside brim of a hat.
  
  Gang members everywhere. Myself included.
  Some history of the modern lucky 13 tattoo tradition.
  TRIGGER WARNING FOR AMERICAN READERS: The popularity of the #13 in modern tattoo culture is the work of a famous American tattoo artist.
  Americans are wild. The creator of the modern ritual of the lucky Friday the 13th tattoo which is based on old sailing tattoo tradition is Oliver Peck, an American tattoo artist who has made this very popular within tattoo culture in the last several decades especially in North America but also around the globe. Every Friday the 13th he tattoos $13 #13 tattoos for 24 hours along with all the artists in his studio. This has caught on throughout the world and now many tattooists also do the same. Many enthusiasts have at least one lucky 13 tattoo amongst their collections. It is in reference to taking back the bad luck associated with Friday the 13th.
  Oliver Peck lives and works in DALLAS, TEXAS the heart of the bullshit movement and is even somewhat of a rich celebrity in his own right. He gets 1200 people to his shop regularly on Friday the 13th events and people travel from all over the world to get his art on them. He had a tv show for some time as well. He is also known to have been caught up in some racially motivated hate controversy like blackface costumes and such which led to his firing from said tv show. He says he is ashamed for that time in his life and is not that person but he did do it multiple times once with an "N" on his chest as part of his "costume". He himself has a world record for tattooing the most 13's in 24 hours. He also used to hold the record for the most #13 tattoos on one individual but I'm not sure if that still stands.
  No wonder your problems are so large. Very few of you even have any idea what you are talking about but you wildly profile people who like a kind of art. It's weird and fucked up and led to the downfall of your society but I bet you'll fight me about it. Or attack me for something I've said.

Tattoos also apparently taste bad, so they are also good at risk management, as they're avoiding cannibals
- so they are also good at risk management, as they're avoiding cannibals
  Eh, I'd argue it's actually the exact opposite of good risk management. They've spent a lot of time and money mitigating something that's extremely unlikely to ever pose a problem. They should take a step back and reevaluate that risk matrix, maybe get a second opinion on it too.
  
  Mah man, that's just what the cannibals want you to think! /j
- Is that why sailors got tattows? xD
  
  Avoiding becoming long pork is as valid reason as any I suppose hah

"Showing up on time" is the lowest possible bar, isn't it?
I'm reminded of the Chris Rock bit about people bragging about "paying their bills" and "taking care of their family" as if it's a huge accomplishment. These are just things you're supposed to do!
- "Showing up on time" is the lowest possible bar, isn't it?
  Recently I found an old school yearbook. My entry was written by someone who barely knew me. Said something about me showing up on time all the time. Now, I was like "holy shit that's cringe, I don't want that on my tombstone".
  
  Would you prefer "Was late to his own funeral"?
  I think that's what'll be on mine.
  
  Better than showing up on time some of the time.
- Do you happen to have a link to that video?

The thing is, people can commit to different things. A classic saying in recovery is "If you put as much effort into your recovery as you did your addiction you would be on top of the world" or whatever. Would you walk 4 hours to make it to a job interview like you would to pick up heroin? etc
Someone might be really into adorning their body with art, but maybe wont show up to crunch data and smile at customers.

With a decent tolerance for pain
- An important attribute for people looking to join IT support or retail

Or you're a degenerate who lives with someone who owns a tattoo gun and you're the guinea pig for them to practice on.

According to the Trump administration, the entire population within a specific range of millennials are gang members to the last.
OG Boomers and Silents are gang members, but they're called lodges and esoteric societies, sometimes churches for tax reasons.
Remember that the primary efforts of Black Panthers and Hezbollah are community support (often cooperating with NGOs like Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders), we can expect that other terrorist organizations are similarly extremist.

All I think is "oh, that person is either a tattoo artist (and friends with a bunch of them too), or good friends with one". But thats just based off of my own experience, the people I know that are heavily inked are all tattoo artists or married to one.

Last week I saw an East Asian guy with sleeves and neck. That hits different.
- yeah tattoo culture is really going through a massive shift. in 2010 no one in korea had tattoos, or if they did they kept them secret. the only ones with tattoos were involved in organized crime. if you took your shirt off at the bathhouse, people would get scared, that degree of discomfort.
  now you go to korea in 2025 and you see young people with tats everywhere!
  
  That description of 2010 Korea sounds like Japan, except it hasn't changed in Japan as it did in Korea. Some public baths outright ban people with tattoos. Tattoos are still pretty much a taboo (pun intended) in Japan.

“Not where a judge can see”

It depends a lot on the tattoos though. Some tattoos show forethought and patience. Other tattoos show poor decision making. It really just depends.
- Yeah, I was thinking the same. It's basically a visible representation of somebody's thought process. It may indicate something important to them, something they're passionate about, or just a point decision without due consideration for consequences.
  People get tattoos that are extremely artistic and represent a significant investment in both time and money. Many get tattoos about something they have a passion for. Some to honor deceased loved ones. Some to represent their culture.
  Others get a facial tat with prison symbols or to make themselves look like a lizard/devil, which I can only describe as a "look-at-me" tattoo. That may not be the type of personality you want working for you or even to hang out with.
  Others it's a "hey we were drinking and just got this cool new tattoo gun" or "I wanted ink but didn't bother to research local artists or pay for someone that does good work or can spell" ...

"Shagger Mike's Stag-do '14" above a penis with a top hat.
HR: "This guy's exec material"

What to you mean, "you people"

Lmao. That drunk tattoo of a dick on your forearm truly speaks to your tardiness and responsibility.
Some level of impressive deduction right there.
- If you mostly see people with those tattoos, that speaks more of your environment
  
  You mean the internet?

It shows what made them who they are today without talking.

This entire thread just solidifies why 'murica is in the position it is with a dictator at the helm running the country full speed into a massive ship destroying iceberg made of money.