Comment on Tattoo Ink Moves Through the Body, Killing Immune Cells and Weakening Vaccine Response

Wubwub@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s just tiresome to hear these hyperventilating articles without any real measure of the degree of risk or long term consequences.

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  • faythofdragons@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Honestly, I think that shitty science reporting like this is fuel for the normie to science skeptic pipeline.

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    • grey_maniac@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Which could be its primary purpose. Science skeptics are easier to manipulate.

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  • Wubwub@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Exactly, I understand the concept of the harm they are talking about but they don’t really give much exact examples of the degree of harm its a total nothing burger of an article

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• fu@libranet.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  @Wubwub anti tattoo crowd? Like fundamentalist Baptists?

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  • thymos@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I suppose I would be in that crowd. I’m an atheist, but I think the whole tattooing thing is kinda stupid. To each their own of course, I don’t care if anyone gets a tattoo, but the culture around it annoys me and I think it’s a waste of one’s body. I do like some of the art styles, but why not just print it on a shirt and wear it?

    That being said, I think it’s petty bad if it turns out the ink causes a higher risk of disease. Like with cigarettes in the past people weren’t informed about the consequences before making their choices. That sucks and I don’t wish it on anyone.

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    • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s good that you’ve expressed misconception as the source of this opinion, and admitted to your lack of understanding. The rest of the work could fall in nicely, if you put the effort forth. I’ll give ya one for free: “the culture around it” isn’t some singular entity, but a varied and colorful amalgam of countless inspirations, backgrounds, beliefs, reasons, etc., and the only thing that oversimplifying does here is stunt your personal growth.

      You got this. 🤘🏼

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      • thymos@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Thanks, I’m good.

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    • leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Like with cigarettes in the past people weren’t informed about the consequences before making their choices.

      Yeah, but the tobacco cartels had performed studies which clearly demonstrated how absolutely horrible their shit was and not only not made them public, but used them to maximise addiction (and cancer, as a side effect they didn’t give a single shit about).

      I very much doubt the tattoo industry has ever studied anything.

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      • thymos@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Oh definitely, the tobacco industry is way worse. Tattoo artists (at least in my county) have to follow hygiene regulations and aren’t allowed to tattoo minors, and there don’t seem to be any issues with this. There isn’t any incentive for them to cause harm to their customers, on the contrary, so I don’t blame them for this. If tattooing poses serious health risks like this study suggests, it would suck for everyone involved.

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  • rabber@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m a pantheist and think that tattoos are just another form of self harm

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