I have no tattoos, and doubt I will, so this isn&#x27;t about my self image. I downvoted you for being a dick.<p>And also for not really thinking this through. When a medium doesn&#x27;t allow for iteration, people tend to a) make obvious choices, b) make conservative choices, and c) end up with regrets. As our ability to iterate in software has improved, we&#x27;ve ended up with more interesting work.<p>My bet is that we will see more total tattooings but fewer tattoo-years of flesh, so I think there will be a net decrease in seeing boring and&#x2F;or shitty tattoos. I think the ones that people renew and&#x2F;or make permanent will actually be better because they&#x27;ll be more likely to get their dumb and&#x2F;or exploratory tattoos done with temporary ink that they&#x27;ll eventually let fade.