me_irl

i can tell you that's not true at least for me personally

i have a strong aversion to all piercings of the skin, especially ear-rings. first of all it just feels wrong. it feels like societally-accepted socially-encouraged body-self-mutilation. in any sane universe, people would think that you're crazy if you intentionally drive a nail through your skin, because that's what it is.

other piercings are slightly less bad because i feel like people actually thought about it instead of just doing it out of social pressure so at least it's their own conscious choice. still don't like it though.