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  • the_crotch@sh.itjust.workstome_irl@lemmy.worldme_irl
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    19 hours ago

    How many other social animals wear adornments of any kind?

    None of them. Who’s trying to hand-wave clothing by saying that humans are social animals? I don’t understand where you’re going with this.

    You can live your life of bodily purity but don’t pretend like your way is more sane or natural.

    Don’t strawman me. I don’t give a shit what people do to their bodies. I said it doesn’t make sense from a purely biological perspective, which is accurate. Either engage with what I actually said and stop extrapolating or fuck off.


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    2 days ago

    If you ignore the entire “humans are a social animal” part of it I guess

    That’s what “from a purely biological perspective” means, yes. How many other social animals intentionally injure themselves?

    People get mild infections from all kinds of normal behavior. Eating food, walking outside, existing near children.

    Injury from those activities is an unplanned side effect. Injury is the entire point of piercings. Not really an apples to apples comparison.



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    2 days ago

    no actual harm

    Around 20% of piercings get infected. It’s weird to me that someone will cut their finger, wash it, apply antiseptic, and put a bandaid over it. Then that same person will intentionally poke a hole in their skin and shove a foreign object in the wound so it can’t heal properly. From a purely biological perspective piercings don’t make any sense at all.
















  • Who the fuck cares?

    I do, and you should.

    One WILL be in control. That WILL happen.

    And that means I have to be happy about it?

    Only a moron would do anything other than vote for the lesser of two evils

    We’re not talking about voting. We’re talking about people who drag out the old “both sides!” bumper sticker slogan anytime someone dares to criticize the Democrats. What’s your suggested alternative? Should I pretend to like them?

    Hooray for me! I voted for evil!

    if it is GUARANTEED that one of the two will be in power and control our lives.

    If my only choice is between losing a finger or losing an arm, I’m going to choose the finger. That doesn’t mean I have to be excited about it.