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Coming from a viewpoint of experience (I have 2 tattoos), here is the scoop. Tattoos are a sign of low self esteem. The general mindset is that somehow you will be better, more unique if you get tattoos, that there will be no one quite like you now.

There are 1000 excuses people make about getting tatts, the most common being "I'm getting it for myself", "Its art" and "I'm putting it where most people won't see it".

In either case, its BS. There is a certain addiction to it, the euphoria afterward of all those endorphins to counteract the pain. And besides that, think about this aspect of it: you are paying someone to inflict pain on you, to stab you with a needle.