When the alternative becomes mainstream…

[stypica]

Originally published at When the Sh*t Hits the Fan. You can comment here or there.

It always diminishes the lure, creativity, and “special”ness of whatever it was.
Whether we are talking about case-mods, wardriving, “going green” or in the case of what irked me, body modification, it all tends to be the same.

Once the sheeple get involved and it is

Comments

[darkmatterhari]

All my ear-holes are, admittedly, because I thought it was cool. I was 10 though so yeah.

My ink is something I've always wanted. For me. For art, for expression, for themes or ideals that I feel or aspire to in my life or my persona. I designed them myself and for reasons. Yes, I have hieroglyphs and kanji but it's mainly because it's a more artistic way of expressing a very specific idea - a picture or shape rather than words (to an English speaker like me). My tattoos are for me, if other people can sometimes see them then they're welcome to appreciate them just like any other part of me. But no criticisms - just like any other part of me! < /snark >

I do have to admit that I have more than I originally anticipated. I kinda like the needle. :)

[azbutt3rfly]

you do it cuz everyone else thinks it will be cool.

first holes in ears: cuz everyone else had them done

second: cuz i was pissed at my parents and i wanted to do something to piss them off too. (they never even said anything)

third: because many other people had done it and i wanted to do something unexpected for me.

extra curricular hole: because i wanted to do something to make me different than the girl next door and because i knew egami would love it.

but seriously... had piercing not been a semi-acceptable part of our culture, i wouldn't have done any of them or stopped at the first holes.

[stypica]

hrm... I don't agree that everyone does it cause they think everyone else will think it is cool - though that may be a side effect. Although - when it's cool it *is* more available and easier to ponder, as you say.

[azbutt3rfly]

i'm not saying EVERYONE does it because of this, but i'm saying there is a higher rate of people doing it because of the peer pressure to be "cool". like my whole theory of there aren't as many bi chicks as portrayed in public. most are just doing it for the attention. most will end up married squirting out 2 kids and say "oh no, i would never do that". =P

I wanted to be bad and sparkly

[_paegan_]

Piercings... I do it because I can wear more jewelry if I have more holes.

Tattoos... I wanted ink since I was a kid, probably because back then it WAS something that good girls didn't do (especially not LDS raised girls), but I still waited until I was 30+ because I wanted something that was ME, something I could live with forever.

If you don't do everything the way the hive mind says then you'd better already be at the forefront of new creative techniques, otherwise you are just a dumbass tard. It gets real tiring trying to be at the forefront; the hive is always right behind you ready to snatch your style, your creativity, and your credit. I think I'm just old now.

Re: I wanted to be bad and sparkly

[stypica]

easier to just do things cause you like to I guess and not *try* to be anything:)

per se

=P

Re: I wanted to be bad and sparkly

[_paegan_]

LOL yeah, I should have added "and don't care anymore" to the "I think I'm just old now" part.

Trying never worked out really well for me. Being works a lot better.

[_joi]

I did it for the nookie. Wait no. Delete.

Really, though, I just wanted to point out that I wrote a post for you.

me too

[3quartermoon]

Haven't responded to anything in FOR-EV-ER