I'm 35 years old and a lifelong metalhead, I sing in a death metal band and I have no tattoos at all, and I dont think ill ever get any cause I just dont need them. you messege is great! hopefully kids will listen to you! keep it up man!
*intense eyeroll* dude, he probably doesn't approve of you either, so you can stop sucking up now. Your skin is virgin, so what? so is my mom's and she doen't feel the need to brag
@Im wearing tights that I borrowed from your mum. is that a bad joke? you should look at my cd/lp and tape collection. You dont need tattoos to be a metalhead, and if u think u do, then your IQ is probably at 75 or under. Beat it
This is so true! As a teenager I was a metalhead and wanted to have long hair, a tattoo, dress with black leather and play guitar like Yngwie Malmsteen. I decided to build my own guitar since I couldn't afford one, and found out I was good at it. I decided to spend money in good tools instead of tattoos and leather pants, and 25 years later I'm a very respected luthier in my country with Grammy-winners artists among my clients.
@Roy Sunshine mental health, just for starters. doing what makes one happy does wonders for your state of mind. not concerning yourself with the affairs of others does too, by the way.
My parents told to never put anything on your body that won't come off with soap and water!! I sure am glad I listened to them!! Well said Dave!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@Alex-sr3ez Tattoos R evidence of self-destructive, self-hating, masochistic degeneracy. That may be why young women cover themselves with such ugly stupid shit (they were brought up by weak fathers or no father at all) that does not improve with age...I really couldn't care less what men do to themselves.
My old man told me "If your not enough without them, you will never be enough with them!" and it seemed to stick with me for the last fifty or so years!
Yes, today's tattoos are simple projection of faults, desired virtues, or the physical manifestation of what the donner wants in his life: none of its necessary, but does a very good job making a man look unintelligent.
A friend's father picked up two of them in WWII, a flaming tiger, and "Lois". Which was strange, he said, "because my mother's name was Eleanor." The only tattooed hide I can think of in my entire family (those born before 1980, anyhow) was on a Navy veteran uncle's arm. He's 80, now--I wonder if you can still tell what it is.
As a biker with a few tats, as a 39 year old man who has reached a modicum of success in most fields I've stepped in, as a man who loves his mamma, I appreciate this video. I don't regret any of my ink, but I can see now that every single tattoo I have, I got when I was lost and searching. I thought I was defining myself by making a major commitment to something. Unfortunately after a while you heal up and that tattoo isn't on your mind as much and eventually you'll go a week or more without thinking about it. It doesn't anchor you in any philosophy or "remind you" of some life lesson and eventually I always found myself in need of another tattoo, a new philosophy or life lesson to commit myself to and repeat the cycle. What I have now is a collection of tats that tell a lot about who and where I've been since my twenties, and while I'm glad I never got anything I'm embarrassed by now, I do see the folly in why I got them. It's typically a lesson learned through perspective and perspective is typically acquired the hard way. I hope at least one or two people have learned something from a cool Uncle's unsolicited perspective here and there. No Regerts
When I was a kid my Dad had a tattoo on his massive forearm, I thought man thats cool when I grow up I'm going to get one just like Dad's. My Dad said don't do it, you'll never get it off. So... growing up a rebellious kid I thought a lot about that conversation with Dad. Getting involved in music and visual art, I found my identity and realized I didn't really need a tattoo to know who I was. Thanks Dad.
The person you describe Dave it's called a lumbersexual. They are the fake Lumberjacks with the tailored shirts, pants and the Timberland boots, and the barbershop beards. They are all over Seattle.
@@TheRichie213 hipsters to me are different. They wear way different clothes. The Lumbersexual fad is dying out. Don't know how them boys are going to rework all those "Made of Stihl" tatoos. Seattle is funny cause there is so much construction going on with real men that work with their hands. All these urban girls in their 20's don't know how to handle them. The cougars do..They are the women with the big smiles all over their faces..
Hating on trends cracks me up. You are all "hipsters" yourselfs and dont even realize it. Kind of makes me think of Goths and how they call people conformist all the while they are conforming to Goth culture and fashion. Unless you are walking around in classical robes or grass skirts you are a hipster - stop lconvincing yourselves otherwise.
Im not against tattoos but there are some things you should consider 1. Don't get any until you're at least 24. Just trust me and wait until your brain is matured 2. Don't get one trying to go against the grain. Make sure you just genuinely like it 3. You completed step two? Now sit on the idea for at least a year. If you still like it, green light. 4. Don't get anything you can't cover up with a dress shirt. Hands, neck, face. No bueno. 5. Make the idea original. Take inspiration from other tattoos, don't just blatantly steal someone else's. Make it yours
Great video. Riding harleys since 1968, mostly choppers. No tatoos yet. Maybe someday. I'm 70 and my current bike is a kickstart only 1975 shovelhead. Ink on my body is not what defines me. My wife and our 6 kids do. Have a great day. Keep up the good work.
Like you, I started riding in the -60s (Britbikes) and I ran all over the eastern US on a 1970 Bonneville. I followed that with a military career. No tatoos either.
Tattooing for 22 years...Got 2 Shovels a 79FXSwingarm and a Kick only Hardtail I built in 01. I watched both of these vids and gotta say-he has a ton of strong points.-i have seen it all and have insane stories. In 2nd week in Sept. couple friends and I put on a gathering we call Shovelfest at Vets Club in Kingson NH. It's a good get together and the money we make after paying for band and food goes to NH Veterans Home. Winter is making me nuts-wish i was in Arizona twisting tha' Wick
robert Bojorquez Agreed. I got my first motorcycle (illegally) at 13. I've had one or more ever since: Triumphs, a Norton, several Kawasaki, but only one HD. Also, spent 40 years working on rigs every where from the North Sea to the North Slope, offshore Africa and deserts in the Middle East. I never felt the need to get a tattoo. I always thought that redwings and a hardhat said all that needed to be said.
@@sins6768 Character is built by reading books, learning a new language, DOING something meaningful. Laying down on a table and getting some ink doesn't build character. That's just vanity. They get tattoos because they want to be cool or because they're too white and want to give themselves some color (true story, I know that guy). They also want to be different, but instead of being different by being interesting, they're becoming different in the most shallow way- the physical way.
@@blucolifeIf tattoos are shallow because they are vanity, then you shouldnt be allowed to have a home that looks good as long as it functions well, and same with your car, and on top of thag you arent allowed to decorate anything, and from now on you must wear the most boring outfit you own for the rest of your life.
I am a former sailor (13 years) and enlisted in in 1973 towards the end of the Vietnam war. I was still in electronics school when we pulled out so I didn't go there. I hit the PI, and other places along the way but even back then I wasn't impressed with most of the tattoos. I told my sons, "I don't know of anything I want to put on my body that I want to wear for the rest of my life." Neither of them got tattoos either and they are well into their 40s now. My grandfather was WWI age and my father served in WWII. :-) I am 67 and I am enjoying your videos. Keep up the good work!
I got a tattoo so that I can always have a piece of my mother with me. Besides, it doesn’t matter if there’s a meaning behind it or not, tattoos are still beautiful pieces of artwork. They become part of you, but you wouldn’t know that.
@@rebekahmoore3570 You ARE 1/2 of your mother so getting a tat to have a piece of her with you is stupid. Tats on women just identfy them as weak minded skanks, like you.
@@nonprophet8829 Is your son not a permanent reminder of a decision you made x number of years ago? Assuming you don't regret having a child, all that's in question is whether or not the individual has those regrets or not. If someone wants a tattoo (assuming we're not talking hands/face/names) then there is no real reason to start with the assumption that they'll regret it later.
Nate River Good point, Nate. Thanks for the thoughtful response. I oft times forget about folks getting a child, parent, loved one, or memorializing with ink.
Former Marine here. I have no tattoos. In all the years I served, I can't recall meeting another Marine that didn't have a tattoo. It is sort of a right of passage. Especially if you have been overseas. Like you said, we are a proud tribe, so I totally get why guys do it. However, I always felt that a real man shouldn't have to advertise who he is or what he has done on his body. The real substance is in the way he acts and carries himself through life. Now, when people have gotten to know me a bit and find out I used to be a Marine, they usually respond with something to the effect of, "well now that makes sense." I'm more proud that they can tell by my demeanor and that it didn't require a tattoo. There is something different between you telling someone there is something special about you and people noticing on their own that there is something special about you. I'm 46 now and have kicked around the idea of getting a USMC tattoo for no other reason than to identify myself to my fellow Devil Dogs, instead I have decided a hat pretty much can accomplish the same thing when I feel the need. To each his own. I know some people commemorate a lost family member or some other sentimental reason via a tattoo and who am I to fault them? However I totally agree that young men definitely shouldn't be getting a tattoo until they have truly done something in life that will forever definine who they are. That is something rarely gifted to the young. Great video!
Shawn Kibel, great comment. I was in the Air Force, and have played around with the idea of getting a tatoo, many of my friends went ahead and got them, and encouraged me to also get them. But I decided against it. I do not need a permanent mark on my body, nor I need to show, or prove my worth with a tatoo, if others got them, good for them, I am not an ancient Maori warrior, and I do not need to have the name of a love one tatoo in my skin to remember them.
Shawn, same here, 25-year retired Army E-8 and tattoo free. Many, if not most, of my peers have tats and I've never been tempted to follow suit. I don't need to ink my skin or put stickers on my car to remind me of my service, its fully a part of who I am. I'm not criticizing those that do, I just have the philosophy to always look ahead and always push forward. Its too easy to follow fashion and buy a little instant individualism as it is to live in the past and rest on your laurels.
Same here. Four years in the Corps with a tour in Vietnam and a Purple Heart. No tattoos for me, either. I do wear a USMC cap or t-shirt from time to time and I have the USMC seal on my car along with my Purple Heart license plate, but that's quite enough. Semper Fidelis.
I can't remember what comedian it was, but he had a bit where he said something like..." I never got a tattoo. I can see myself getting married, buying a house, having a kid, but a tattoo..........that's so permanent." lol.
Not having tattoos doesn’t make you a hardworking man. My father is an ironworker and he and every one of his union brothers is tatted up. Most of my sheriff department, including the sheriff, consist of men with tattoos. Same with nurses at our hospital. Not everybody has to be the same.
I'm fifty-one and have worked in the construction and manufacturing fields since I was thirteen. When a twenty year old shows up on the job with a sleeve or neck tat, us older dudes just start laughing. They think the tattoo signifies they are some sort of bad-ass. More often than not they end up being the weakest whiners and cry-babies on the job. True story.
I'm fifty one and I'm covered in tattoos. I have my own contracting company. Some for the best workers I've seen are covered in tattoos. Some of the worst workers I've seen do not. So your statement is only from your point of view... not everyone's.
@@mikeamarath Its irony at its finest because the first guy I ever knew in construction had aneck tattoo, and everywhere else (actually shared the same first name sake). And we had other reasonably solid guys with neck tattoos (mostly writing of names; son, daughter, wife, ect). In my old company we averaged hiring about 300 guys/year every guy after with a neck tattoo was a hot head, entitled, lazy, or thought they were the best at our trade yet did some very shitty work. Safety was the first reason for the proposal to many of them made it unsafe to be around. Also there was clearly deeper issues at play.
I am a 45 year old highly educated black woman from the Caribbean (this is not to brag, just to give perspective)...Thank you for your transparency; you have challenged my thinking. Your social analytical skills are brilliant! You've made me rethink much of the group institutionalized thinking that made so much sense to me until it was challenged, unintentionally mind you, by people like you. Thank you for your courage to go against the grain, because much of what you have said are things I have been thinking, but was not confident about because I felt that I didn't have the cultural references to validate my musings...and then came along videos like yours.
I guess I will never understand how is being highly educated black from the Caribbean bragable, nor how giving sane arguments to a discussion is against the grain.
Your first video about this subject hit close to home, and gave me a very clear lightbulb moment. "Think of your life as a long and beautiful story." Thank you for that video.
That's just 100% incorrect. I the vast majority of people in the US and UK do not have tattoos. And of those who do, many if not the majority are covered by simple T-shirts. If you were to have a conversation with someone and it changed your outlook on life or helped you think a different way, or help you through a tough time, you'd appreciate that person. Would your perspective of them really change over just a tattoo?
Skinny jeans, flannel lumberjack shirt, beard with treatments. Tattoos galore, all trying to appear masculine, and a true man's man. I cannot escape the parallels of "stolen valor." Seems like everyone wants the recognition and admiration that comes from years of work and commitment. Earn it! You can wear the marks, but only earning brings out the true look, aura and genuine confidence of one who "is" and not a wanna be.
@@BlueCollarLogic I'm no fan of hipsters, but it was a little funny of you to make fun of millenniums for dressing feminine when ur a fan of Stevie Ray Vaughan who I swear dressed in woman's blouses. In fact most of those dude's in the sixties and seventies were pretty chick like with their long here and super feminine clothes. But otherwise I get your point.
Nuns Of Your Business Not sure I understand where you get your information. I was born in1951 and had no idea who Stevie Ray Vaughn was until about ten years ago. My sons were asking who he was the morning of his death on the news. I guess my blank look was a give away. I look at entertainers in a different way. Their look is a sorry way to get record sales. Often I wondered if the look -- like some shock dress up -- wasn't a cover up for mediocre musicianship? Again that goes back to my first comment. Looks do not make a man, but dress should be a reflection of the man inside. Just like stolen valor. A uniform, with lots of medals do not make a hero. Best line in a film. "Ah Danielsan!" Bravery comes from in here (as His teacher Myagi points to his heart) this (pointing to his war medals) say you lucky!" That scene from Karate Kid is one of my favorites.
You were absolutely spot on about the political and societal betrayal of the masculine virtues, that toughen and sharpen weak boys into strong and competent men. Men who are savage beasts, but are civilised, and have their deadly capabilities, but do not use them, unless necessary. It's absolutely dreadful how lost and broken men and particularly young men have become in society. Lost and without meaning, value or purpose, and are demonized for their virtues and competence. The comparison between this and tattoos was amazing as well, you did a spot on job brother, keep these videos coming!
@@shankley_has_a_brush btw... one can be a "savage beast" in an intellectual way, forging a new world for your children, its not just about machismo.... 🙂
When I was growing up if a person has a full sleeve tattoo usually a salty sailor or a hells angel biker that would kill at drop of a dime. Nowadays it could easily be that a person can cook a mean pork roast with a wicked balsamic vinegar reduction
I'm an old biker with full sleeves, and have never regreted getting them in my 60+ years on the planet. And I like my electric start and stereo on my Harley.
@@Joshua5.13-14 Ever notice how the guy in the room that is calling other people morons and POS are almost always the biggest one in the room. Just sayin. wink
I used to draw every tattoo idea I ever had on a piece of paper and keep it for awhile. I still have some of those papers 20+ years later. I look at them and cringe at some of the ideas I had, but all make me happy I never got one.
@@billh9643 to be blunt tattoos should hold meaning and be tasteful and well thought out I understand that an impulsive tattoo is not a wise choice something meaningful is a source of pride and nostalgia dont get tats drunk dont use the stupid tattoo book but if you have a life worth putting on paper for posterity I think a piece of it on your skin is more than a good idea just dont make it a memorial to something significant rather than a fashion statement and people who dont approve won't matter.
My friend got "trust no one" in huge letters across his chest, it's the shitiest tattoo I've seen in person, maybe he should have taken his own advise before trusting someone to tattoo that across his chest.
I love tattoos and I am covered in them, and they’re beautiful... but I would NEVER get a chest tattoo, or tattoo on my stomach or neck... they look terrible and trashy. Tattoos are great, but it’s all about placement and finding the right artist. 90 percent of the tattoos I have I drew myself and had my artist stick it on me. They all mean something and I regret none of them.
I have live to serve across my chest. I got it before I deployed to signify what I intended to do. After 4 years of flawless service I got my rate symbols on my hands (us navy). Tattoos are great, but earn them first
Yet another great straight forward video. Truth hurts the feelings of some and appreciated by the rest. You always say it like it is and that I love and appreciate thank you!
Seems like every video of yours I start my comment with... WOW! Well, here I go again... WOW!! All women who want to understand the inner workings of the kind of man worth having should LISTEN to your words. This is the clearest description I have ever heard of what makes GOOD men tick. As a young woman I rejected these truths as valid and paid the price with a series of men who were NOT worth having. Took me awhile to figure it out, but I did, through trial and error until I ended up with my husband who IS a man worth having. Pretty boys in tight jeans and coiffed hair are NOT worth having. Give me a working man who has figured out his own worth any day and then all I have to do is occasionally give him that "positive feedback" he both desires and NEEDS (part of the dynamic of the man/woman relationship) and I have a loyal, loving, appreciative man willing to do anything for me. What a joy. So ladies, LISTEN UP. This is not just about tattoos, but about MEN and how they work and what they need and what makes them TICK!!!! Thanks again Dave!!!!
People are often very surprised that I have tattoos. 3 of them. 1 for the time I spent at the Fort Benning School for Wayward Boys/Airborne School, 1 for my time spent in Egypt and Israel, and 1 for my time spent in Iraq. I designed them all, and none can be seen in a short sleeve shirt. That last bit is the key. They're personal to me, and not some kind of hipster badge of honor, so nobody needs to see them when I'm at a wedding,funeral, or job interview. I've thought about getting another one or two, but I'd rather pay a bill, buy something that can be handed down, or take my family out for dinner and a movie.
good for you for getting inked, but why exactly do you deserve a pat on the back for hiding them? It was your personal choice. Others like them exposed, like badges of pride or just conversation starters. why is your way any more valid than any other? I have one on my back from when both my grandmothers died. my grief was no more secret than my ink, I could very well have it on my arm. I'm no prouder of having chosen my back than that my eyes are brown, because if you have symbolic ink, it's your business if you choose to advertise it or not.
Best funny tat I ever saw was on a strippers ass it was the McDonalds Arches and it said "I'm lovin it" I thought it should have said "OVER A BILLION SERVED"
I am sick of the endless conversations that people express to a person the "meaning" of their tattoo. I have experienced a lot and have a lot to tell, but I do not need to tell everyone my stories.
I agree with this completely. With some people it's like you have to listen to their life stories when they talk about their tattoos, but they don't show the same interest in me when I tell them about my memories and life experiences. Why does the fact that you have something inked into your body somehow make it more profound? If anything, it just relegates a person or life event into something banal, and I can say with authority that while I want my children to have fond memories of me, I would be appalled to know that they had my likeness tattooed onto their bodies as a reminiscence of me.
I disagree! I'm going to get a tattoo of Tattoo from Fantasy Island, and Tattoo will have a tattoo of Mr. Roarke, this tattoo will be on my stomach and waist , the place where my post-surgery stretch marks are.. The tattoo will be a metaphor for the oppression of the aged by Snowflakes, and represent the symbolism of out-of-work millenials who spend their money on stupid fucking tattoos of Chinese proverbs that are actually Dim Sum menu items!
My grandfather was in the german navy and while everyone else get a tattoo there, he never got one.....he also was a POW and again...while others got a tattoo in prison.....he not....he also never had a girl in every port of call.....so.....just to honor my grandfather I will also never have a tattoo and I also dont drive multiple tracks with girls.
Most do. The folk I have spoken with that have a great number of tattoos have a story behind every one. Many are heart breaking, all have deep scars on the soul involved.
I was the wild child in my family. Grandma made me make her a promise, knowing I kept my word when it was given. The promise was not Tattoos while she was alive, and no names, unless it was a BLOOD relative. This was back in the late 70's early 80's. I once called her to my home to see my Tattoo. With great disappointment she agreed to come over. Many of my cousins by this point had Tatts, and I'd become a mom and settled down, so she thought it was that now I broke my word of years before. That is until she got to my house, and I introduced her to the newest member of the family, a cockatiel named Tattoo. The smile on her face at seeing the bird, and realizing I did not break my word made her so happy! I'm 52 and the only scars or marks on my body are from surgery and life experiences, not from tatts or body modifications. I am also the only one out of her 29 grand CHILDREN WITHOUT a tatt.
I got two random tattoos when I was 17. Over the years I got tired of looking at them, but more importantly I got tired of people asking, "what's that tattoo", and, "why'd you get that"? I lived with them until I was 49 and couldn't take it anymore. They were a constant reminder of what a dumb 17 year-old I had been. I had them laser removed. Cost way more to remove them, but it was the best money I ever spent. Thanks for the video. You're a pretty smart "older uncle".
I have been feeling the way that you just described, but unfortunately I was never articulate enough to put it in to words. Thank you for this bro. You are definitely my internet mentor!
Nicely presented video, with clear and concise points. I don't see why anyone sensible would be offended by his views. You've just earned a new subscriber.
Wow! What an awesome video. I've always wanted tattoos and I have a bunch....and I do regret a few of them. I really enjoyed your points and I sent a link of this video to my 14yr old son. Hopefully he will listen
Well said. I have a few, done many years ago, when I was in the Navy. Each one has a specific meaning. I regret none, but they were earned during a time when tattoos weren't so common.
You aren't too far off. Firstly they are slaves to their own vanity, a huge character flaw. Also it's known that human traffickers often use them to mark their "property" just as a rancher might brand his cattle.
Freud was also an obsessive, effete intellectual who scarcely did a hard day's labor in his life. So take his comments on self-expression and manhood with a grain of salt.
20 year (retired) United States Marine. No tattoos. Followed by 23 years as Fire Fighter Captain / Paramedic. No tattoos. As you said, find what you love, excel at it and people will notice you. You don't need to post it on your skin! People at work come to me for advice and critique their work. I am always friendly and helpful. They appreciate my input and thank me. On rare occasions they inform me that I am their mentor. No tattoos needed.
Absolutely brilliant. I really like you channel because you at able to break down these issues so even a simpleton can understand them. I have one tattoo. A small motorcycle themed "in memory of" another motorcyclist who died of lung cancer when we were both 18 years old. I was on two wheels since I can't remember. My father was a WWii veteran and infantryman who survived Omaha beach and fought through to Berlin. Wounded twice, he was patched up and went back to the front. He became a machinist after the war. He was the perfect example of a good father. He helped me put together my own toolbox before I hit my teens. He showed me how to fix my own bicycle and fix and trouble shoot basic car problems. I knew how to fix small engines in my early teens. Before I got out of high school, I had a job and a shop where I started building motorcycles. Vintage Harleys and British bikes. Nothing fancy, just repairs and bikes made to be ridden. About this time, I got my one tattoo. The tattoo guy suggested I get it on my shoulder where it would be covered up by a short sleeve shirt if I wanted. Thanks for that dude, it came in handy during inspections in the Army. When the Iran hostage crisis started, I joined the Army as a Paratrooper in the 82nd. I became a crew chief on first Hueys, then the very first Black Hawks to go into regular service in the Army. Because of my mechanical skills, and dedication to my bird and not wanting it to fall out of the sky, I quickly became a favorite and trusted crew chief of the pilots and company commander of my troop. I mention these things for two reasons. One, how the presence of a supportive father is important to a young boy. Two, how finding something you are good at and people respect you for, is good for a person's quiet self esteem. You feel it inside of you, others recognize it and respect you for it. I was in an elite branch of service where most people get tattoos to show they belonged to a group of a very small percentage of the population. Those tattoos meant a lot to those young men. And they looked very impressive. I never got another tattoo. I just felt no need for it. In fact, now in my senior years, I wish I never got the first one. I have motorcycles in my heart, I am a paratrooper and aviator and I am confident enough inside that I dont feel the need to advertise it outside. I don't think I'm better than those brave tattooed men who do what not many other people have what it takes to do. I'm just a simple man who has achieved many things in life. Knowing that inside is all I need. No disrespect to my Airborne Brothers or motorcyclists with tattoos is meant here.
I’m really enjoying your videos. Glad I stumbled across you. It is amusing to watch a video such as this one and read the comments by all the militant tattoo defenders.
I got two ridiculous tattoos when I was young and stupid, now I’m old and stupid. I got Eddie Maiden off the Killers album and Sohn Go Ku from a Japanese cartoon. I tell my son often not to get any tattoos. The sad thing is, I was in the Marines during The Cold War and Desert Storm 1 and didn’t get an Marine tattoo, at least an EGA (eagle globe and anchor) would have been something to be proud of.
I think Eddie's last name is "Hudson". I forget the album's name but looks for the album cover where Eddie's bursting from a grave. (Name's on the tombstone)
@@Pynaegan That's the "Live After Death" album, and there is chunk of earth in front of his family name; I can't make it out. EDWARD T. H.....If you google "The mascot from Iron Maiden" it only reads Eddie. Wikipedia claims that it is Eddie (A.K.A. Eddie the Head) "The band's bassist and founding member Steve Harris states that the name "Eddie" comes from the fact that said mask was referred to as "The Head", which sounded like "Ead" in the band members' London accent.[8] According to guitarist Dave Murray the name was also inspired by an old joke:" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_(mascot)
I'm a tattoo artist, ex military, and I ride motorcycle, over 50 , my clients are anywhere from 18 to 60s, I really try and tell the younger ones to get smaller pieces.
You are a Wise Guy. You break things into chunks of intelligible pieces. You bring clarity to an extremely confused culture and you are doing a great service to our youth. As an aside, our poor Hell's Angels and other biker gangs. Their tattooed brands need to seek another alternative. I suggest tuxedo outfits, wingtip footwear, crew cuts, clean shaven demeanors, etc to bring their biker gang status to a new bad ass level. Love your logic.
When my friends and I were all 20 years old, they all started getting tattoos. I always warned them that imagine you were allowed to get one 10 years ago. You would have gotten ninja turtles, and now you would hate it. Same thing 10 years from now.
great video I'm in my 60s and am considering my first tat. A heart-shaped American flag with the names of my wife and kids around it with a cross coming up behind it. That's about my speed.
I am 41 and have a ton of tattoos. I am completely ok with my decision to get tattoos and I own my own business so I don't worry about getting a job. But I absolutely agree if you are just getting tattooed because of this current fad, its not for you. Good video
In my 30's, happily married to my tattooed wife. Both of us are respected/respectful people with careers and degrees. To me the people who see others with tattoos as insecure, unintelligent, irrational people are suffering from an inferiority complex. They project their own doubts and insecurities on to others with irrational judgement and disrespect. Instead of judging a person by their character they make assumptions based on appearance. I've met tones of amazing people with and without tattoos but at the end of the day it's usually the tattooed people who will be a better judge of character with open eyes and heart.
@@cobaltgofast lol yeah right. Every person I've met with tats is insane in some way. Btw a tattoo isn't part of a person's image it is thwir character. You can totally judge someone on tattoos
Yes, I totally agree. As a retired tattoo artist most tattoos I've seen and done lacked in thought. Often people go in with an idea and end up settling for what they can afford. One example would be a man that came in wanting roses around his calf then walked out with a Japanese carp instead. The rose, unicorn, wizard, skull, eagle and a Taz with a beer glass. Picking a design out of a book that has been done a thousand times before and they always ask "can you do this one?" To which I would reply " I get better every time I do it" . Eventually I would suggest trying a temporary tattoo for a few weeks to see if they would be comfortable with something more permanent. Often they would change their mind. I've always suggested to get something that says something about "you" but Now there are 18 year olds with a mess of nonsense almost completely covering their bodies and I can tell you for a fact that these people will regret most of those decisions when they get older.
in 1994 i got a tat for completing basic training and tech school but i don't regret it. but it means something real to me and that's the only reason to have one done
True, I wanted to get one put on my back that had the names of my family, on Another Brick in The Wall type art because I love Floyd and wanted to memorialize my family, but I have not done it as of yet. It would be privet place to put it for the most part.
I am 32 and have a half sleeve tattoo. I got it roughly 10 years ago. I saved the money, selected a good artist and got a well thought out design. I waited a year between when I decided I wanted the tattoo and when I got it. I do not regret my decision one bit. If you’re considering a tattoo I suggest you follow a similar blueprint, and your chances of regretting later will be very low.
@Gus Goose so you must have a tattoo right? Because you're a massive Douche. You look like the kinda guy to have his boyfriends name on his ass cheek. You're trying pretty hard to project your masculinity online aren't ya bud?
I got my first tattoo when I was 17. I'm 40 now and I have a half sleeve and a few others that are visible in shorts and a t-shirt. I do wish that a few were a little larger than what they are, but that is no where near regret. I earned my tattoos not only through the process of sitting still and enduring the pain, but also by committing to them and living with them. Also, tattoo and tattoo styles have been more and less popular throughout history and have been more and less popular among different cultures and social classes. That being said, along with cave paintings tattooing is one of the earliest forms of visual art known to man. Tattooing didn't spread across the globe, it came about independently among ancient cultures on every continent. Tattoos are a fad as much as barbecue, singing, dancing, and beating on a drum are.
It's a total fad, it will take a few decades though to get old guys who look literally awful with bodies covered with them. You are exactly at the start of the tattoo fad in the 1990's.
@@AM-os4ty I don't think you really understand what a fad is. Bell bottom pants were a fad, wearing pants is a part of history. Platform shoes were a fad, footwear is a part of history. Big hair for men and women in the 80's was a fad, styling hair is a part of history. I will admit that there are tattoo fads and trends, like mumble rappers getting a bunch a face tattoos. Also, mumble rap is a fad, but I think it's pretty clear that rap and hip hop is now a part of history. Tattoos do age, fade and deteriorate with time as everyone's body does. If you get a good design, put in by a good artist and take care of it (or them) by taking care of your self, the tattoo(s) will age with you appropriately.
So much has lost a great deal of meaning. It's not just tattoos. Take degrees for one example. If it's too easy to get something, it will no longer have its previous significance.
@Jeff Kibbey Well, a degree in women's studies wasn't even a thing until pretty recently. I don't suppose it's been too difficult to achieve for as long as it's been around. I was thinking about degrees in general. Not just college, but high school as well. Almost everyone graduates high school and huge numbers go to college. Both types of degree are more commonly achieved compared to several generations ago. So, as with tattoos, the meaning is lessened.
+Jeff Kibbey At some colleges, you can get physics degrees that don't mean shit. Check the demographics of the school, for starters. It's not just about women.
@Jeff Kibbey to be very clear, I did not say that all degrees are easy to get. It depends a great deal on the field, the school, and other factors. Some programs are still very difficult. It was a general point- a degree of some sort is more accessible and much more common to get compared to the past. Its distinction is much reduced.
@Jeff Kibbey Why would you ask the question? I am still not sure of your perspective here. If you were offended, then my previous point should have cleared that up.
@Jeff Kibbey No, because it's becoming what a high school diplomas used to be. It's not distinguished per se to have a college degree, it's a baseline. Many people have struggled to find a job even with a degree. There may be a very legitimate reason for this trend. We are in a much higher tech society, so we need more education to do the available jobs. But when we say "college graduate" nowadays, it is not nearly as impressive as it would have been fifty or sixty years ago.
Why on earth is there a necessary equivalence between getting a tattoo and not having a plan or a drive or a desire to master a skill? What is this noise?
@@BlueCollarLogic Then what is the point of the comparison between this golden age you paint (the “when real men were real men era”, where they got tattoos in the military or as part of biker gangs) and those who get tattoos because it is some kind of fad and fashion statement, devoid of meaning. The ridiculous idea here seems to be that if you didn’t earn your ink in the glory days of John Wayne’s America, that what you do get done is devoid of significance. Who, exactly, made you the arbiter of why someone gets tattooed and what it ought to mean? Surely you don’t suggest that people only get them because they are pretty and because they wish to be current with trends? That’s it? That’s the list? Surely you don’t suggest that names, faces, places, and sayings are never of such important that people wish to have them expressed, on their bodies, as art? If you want to say I’m making things up here, alrighty, but I’m not sure that you understand how rhetoric works, or how the structure of an argument can reveal the motivations and values of its originator. 1) You cautioned young men to avoid tattoos, which used to be things given as a marker of one tribe or another, and then you compared hipsters who get them today to men who are self determined and component? Unless your goal here is to be incoherent, then what you’re suggesting is that young men who get tattoos today are without direction and incompetent. That’s a load of patent nonsense, and I’m embarrassed for anyone who would say that with a straight face.
Dave, just got "hooked up" with your site by a conservative neighbor during this "Planned-demic" and "Peaceful Violence Protest Theftival" and I am so thankful! I just shared your "Case Ag. Tatoos 1" with my daughter turning 21 y.o. today, and I'm next going to MAKE [:)] my 19 & 16 y.o. sons watch "...Tattoos 2", what a great Father-to-son talk, thanks brother!
Imagine adding up the money many people spend on tattoos and investing it and retiring a couple of years earlier than you would have if you didn't spend that money on ink..
Here's something for you . Do what you want with your life , it is yours . Don't let some clown on UA-cam tell you what he thinks may work better or what has worked better in his experience . His experience is not yours . Everybody's life is unique and it should be lived as such .
I just got my first tat at 50 years old (2/18) in commemoration of completing my 10th year of sobriety. It's the AA triangle symbol with an image of my HD Street Glide in front of it. I thought it was well deserved to show what one can accomplish when you put your mind to it.
Being snatched from the jaws of alcoholism is probably something to commemorate. You are an alcoholic for life," the tragic life". A tat to remind you of that is maybe the best use of a tat that I could conceive.
I'm 35 years old and a lifelong metalhead, I sing in a death metal band and I have no tattoos at all, and I dont think ill ever get any cause I just dont need them. you messege is great! hopefully kids will listen to you! keep it up man!
I'm metal to the CORE, and have no tattoos, and look like a sheriff's deputy. {:-)
@@snap-off5383 "Cuz I am the Witchfinder General." You metalheads will get that one. :-P
Lol Cenobites
*intense eyeroll* dude, he probably doesn't approve of you either, so you can stop sucking up now. Your skin is virgin, so what? so is my mom's and she doen't feel the need to brag
@Im wearing tights that I borrowed from your mum. is that a bad joke? you should look at my cd/lp and tape collection. You dont need tattoos to be a metalhead, and if u think u do, then your IQ is probably at 75 or under. Beat it
This is so true! As a teenager I was a metalhead and wanted to have long hair, a tattoo, dress with black leather and play guitar like Yngwie Malmsteen. I decided to build my own guitar since I couldn't afford one, and found out I was good at it. I decided to spend money in good tools instead of tattoos and leather pants, and 25 years later I'm a very respected luthier in my country with Grammy-winners artists among my clients.
great story! good for you! I'm impressed! :)
So you're no longer into metal? Bummer
@Roy Sunshine nor will eating french fries, but some things make us happy and sometimes they're worth it.
@Roy Sunshine having tattoos IS caring for your physical appearance, just in a different way. Just because it's not YOUR way does not mean it's wrong
@Roy Sunshine mental health, just for starters. doing what makes one happy does wonders for your state of mind. not concerning yourself with the affairs of others does too, by the way.
My parents told to never put anything on your body that won't come off with soap and water!! I sure am glad I listened to them!! Well said Dave!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some day, you'll be a full-grown man with your own opinions and views.
@@g.r.bilyeu4226 good thing he listened to his parents as tattoos are a sign of low intelligence and class.
@@Alex-sr3ez Tattoos R evidence of self-destructive, self-hating, masochistic degeneracy. That may be why young women cover themselves with such ugly stupid shit (they were brought up by weak fathers or no father at all) that does not improve with age...I really couldn't care less what men do to themselves.
When you get the urge to go into a tattoo parlor, the best advice is DON'T.
My old man told me "If your not enough without them, you will never be enough with them!" and it seemed to stick with me for the last fifty or so years!
Yes, today's tattoos are simple projection of faults, desired virtues, or the physical manifestation of what the donner wants in his life: none of its necessary, but does a very good job making a man look unintelligent.
К_видео yes!! That was my first thought when I read this.
A friend's father picked up two of them in WWII, a flaming tiger, and "Lois". Which was strange, he said, "because my mother's name was Eleanor."
The only tattooed hide I can think of in my entire family (those born before 1980, anyhow) was on a Navy veteran uncle's arm. He's 80, now--I wonder if you can still tell what it is.
You should get that tattooed!
You're
As a biker with a few tats, as a 39 year old man who has reached a modicum of success in most fields I've stepped in, as a man who loves his mamma, I appreciate this video.
I don't regret any of my ink, but I can see now that every single tattoo I have, I got when I was lost and searching. I thought I was defining myself by making a major commitment to something. Unfortunately after a while you heal up and that tattoo isn't on your mind as much and eventually you'll go a week or more without thinking about it. It doesn't anchor you in any philosophy or "remind you" of some life lesson and eventually I always found myself in need of another tattoo, a new philosophy or life lesson to commit myself to and repeat the cycle. What I have now is a collection of tats that tell a lot about who and where I've been since my twenties, and while I'm glad I never got anything I'm embarrassed by now, I do see the folly in why I got them. It's typically a lesson learned through perspective and perspective is typically acquired the hard way. I hope at least one or two people have learned something from a cool Uncle's unsolicited perspective here and there.
No Regerts
...'gerts - appropriate.
When I was a kid my Dad had a tattoo on his massive forearm, I thought man thats cool when I grow up I'm going to get one just like Dad's. My Dad said don't do it, you'll never get it off. So... growing up a rebellious kid I thought a lot about that conversation with Dad. Getting involved in music and visual art, I found my identity and realized I didn't really need a tattoo to know who I was. Thanks Dad.
its 2023 they can come off, laser removal with the laser pico laser
The person you describe Dave it's called a lumbersexual. They are the fake Lumberjacks with the tailored shirts, pants and the Timberland boots, and the barbershop beards. They are all over Seattle.
@@TheRichie213 hipsters to me are different. They wear way different clothes. The Lumbersexual fad is dying out. Don't know how them boys are going to rework all those "Made of Stihl" tatoos. Seattle is funny cause there is so much construction going on with real men that work with their hands. All these urban girls in their 20's don't know how to handle them. The cougars do..They are the women with the big smiles all over their faces..
@Copperhead Sutton hell yea, you can identify as anything you want today.
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They are all over Manchester England , retards who are usually in their 40's and can't develop a style of their own
Hating on trends cracks me up. You are all "hipsters" yourselfs and dont even realize it. Kind of makes me think of Goths and how they call people conformist all the while they are conforming to Goth culture and fashion. Unless you are walking around in classical robes or grass skirts you are a hipster - stop lconvincing yourselves otherwise.
Im not against tattoos but there are some things you should consider
1. Don't get any until you're at least 24. Just trust me and wait until your brain is matured
2. Don't get one trying to go against the grain. Make sure you just genuinely like it
3. You completed step two? Now sit on the idea for at least a year. If you still like it, green light.
4. Don't get anything you can't cover up with a dress shirt. Hands, neck, face. No bueno.
5. Make the idea original. Take inspiration from other tattoos, don't just blatantly steal someone else's. Make it yours
Great video. Riding harleys since 1968, mostly choppers. No tatoos yet. Maybe someday. I'm 70 and my current bike is a kickstart only 1975 shovelhead. Ink on my body is not what defines me. My wife and our 6 kids do. Have a great day. Keep up the good work.
Like you, I started riding in the -60s (Britbikes) and I ran all over the eastern US on a 1970 Bonneville. I followed that with a military career.
No tatoos either.
@@johnc8910 man I loved my early Bonneville too. Great bikes.
@@johnc8910
Thanks for your service! 🇺🇸
Tattooing for 22 years...Got 2 Shovels a 79FXSwingarm and a Kick only Hardtail I built in 01. I watched both of these vids and gotta say-he has a ton of strong points.-i have seen it all and have insane stories. In 2nd week in Sept. couple friends and I put on a gathering we call Shovelfest at Vets Club in Kingson NH. It's a good get together and the money we make after paying for band and food goes to NH Veterans Home. Winter is making me nuts-wish i was in Arizona twisting tha' Wick
robert Bojorquez Agreed. I got my first motorcycle (illegally) at 13. I've had one or more ever since: Triumphs, a Norton, several Kawasaki, but only one HD. Also, spent 40 years working on rigs every where from the North Sea to the North Slope, offshore Africa and deserts in the Middle East. I never felt the need to get a tattoo. I always thought that redwings and a hardhat said all that needed to be said.
Don't become a trend follower, work on your character
ayyyyyyyy men!
being unfashionable will never go out of fashion.
This has nothing to do with a tattoo...... :)
@@sins6768 Character is built by reading books, learning a new language, DOING something meaningful. Laying down on a table and getting some ink doesn't build character. That's just vanity. They get tattoos because they want to be cool or because they're too white and want to give themselves some color (true story, I know that guy). They also want to be different, but instead of being different by being interesting, they're becoming different in the most shallow way- the physical way.
@@blucolifeIf tattoos are shallow because they are vanity, then you shouldnt be allowed to have a home that looks good as long as it functions well, and same with your car, and on top of thag you arent allowed to decorate anything, and from now on you must wear the most boring outfit you own for the rest of your life.
I like this guy,,he makes SENSE,,which we are SO lacking now days. Very Few people have common sense anymore. sadly
Yes.. It seems common sense is not so common.
I found this channel by accident, love it, and have subscribed. Oldish blokes talking common-sense is a rarity, on YT.
It's a rarity everywhere, it seems.
I am a former sailor (13 years) and enlisted in in 1973 towards the end of the Vietnam war. I was still in electronics school when we pulled out so I didn't go there. I hit the PI, and other places along the way but even back then I wasn't impressed with most of the tattoos. I told my sons, "I don't know of anything I want to put on my body that I want to wear for the rest of my life." Neither of them got tattoos either and they are well into their 40s now. My grandfather was WWI age and my father served in WWII. :-) I am 67 and I am enjoying your videos. Keep up the good work!
People get tats so they can be different like everybody else.
Super Dave That’s what I always say.
I got a tattoo so that I can always have a piece of my mother with me. Besides, it doesn’t matter if there’s a meaning behind it or not, tattoos are still beautiful pieces of artwork. They become part of you, but you wouldn’t know that.
@@rebekahmoore3570 You ARE 1/2 of your mother so getting a tat to have a piece of her with you is stupid. Tats on women just identfy them as weak minded skanks, like you.
But they are not different. They most likely are losers
Tattoos aren't enough anymore...extreme body modification is the thing now...makes tattoos look tame
Great. Would have been nice if you put this video out a week ago, before I got this tattoo of blue collar logic tattoo across my chest.
Ooops. Bad timing. Oh well. Buy a mug to go with it!
@@BlueCollarLogic lol that, I think I just might have to do. Keep up the great work guys.
@@raa8580 ... Thanks, Bro.
Hahaha!
That’s pretty dang funny!
As I’ve told my son.
It’s a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling.
Subscribed.
Your son is also a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling.
Nate River
Can you expound on that?
@@nonprophet8829 Is your son not a permanent reminder of a decision you made x number of years ago?
Assuming you don't regret having a child, all that's in question is whether or not the individual has those regrets or not. If someone wants a tattoo (assuming we're not talking hands/face/names) then there is no real reason to start with the assumption that they'll regret it later.
Nate River
Good point, Nate. Thanks for the thoughtful response. I oft times forget about folks getting a child, parent, loved one, or memorializing with ink.
Very wise, even with the obvious snarky replies.
Man you guys have good material on so many subjects...Great Stuff!
Keep'r up & G'Day!
Former Marine here. I have no tattoos. In all the years I served, I can't recall meeting another Marine that didn't have a tattoo. It is sort of a right of passage. Especially if you have been overseas. Like you said, we are a proud tribe, so I totally get why guys do it. However, I always felt that a real man shouldn't have to advertise who he is or what he has done on his body. The real substance is in the way he acts and carries himself through life. Now, when people have gotten to know me a bit and find out I used to be a Marine, they usually respond with something to the effect of, "well now that makes sense." I'm more proud that they can tell by my demeanor and that it didn't require a tattoo. There is something different between you telling someone there is something special about you and people noticing on their own that there is something special about you. I'm 46 now and have kicked around the idea of getting a USMC tattoo for no other reason than to identify myself to my fellow Devil Dogs, instead I have decided a hat pretty much can accomplish the same thing when I feel the need. To each his own. I know some people commemorate a lost family member or some other sentimental reason via a tattoo and who am I to fault them? However I totally agree that young men definitely shouldn't be getting a tattoo until they have truly done something in life that will forever definine who they are. That is something rarely gifted to the young. Great video!
Thank you for a great comment. Very well said, Shawn.
Thanks for your service. Real men don’t need bumper stickers.
Shawn Kibel, great comment. I was in the Air Force, and have played around with the idea of getting a tatoo, many of my friends went ahead and got them, and encouraged me to also get them. But I decided against it. I do not need a permanent mark on my body, nor I need to show, or prove my worth with a tatoo, if others got them, good for them, I am not an ancient Maori warrior, and I do not need to have the name of a love one tatoo in my skin to remember them.
Shawn, same here, 25-year retired Army E-8 and tattoo free. Many, if not most, of my peers have tats and I've never been tempted to follow suit. I don't need to ink my skin or put stickers on my car to remind me of my service, its fully a part of who I am. I'm not criticizing those that do, I just have the philosophy to always look ahead and always push forward. Its too easy to follow fashion and buy a little instant individualism as it is to live in the past and rest on your laurels.
Same here. Four years in the Corps with a tour in Vietnam and a Purple Heart. No tattoos for me, either. I do wear a USMC cap or t-shirt from time to time and I have the USMC seal on my car along with my Purple Heart license plate, but that's quite enough. Semper Fidelis.
I can't remember what comedian it was, but he had a bit where he said something like..." I never got a tattoo. I can see myself getting married, buying a house, having a kid, but a tattoo..........that's so permanent." lol.
probably the great roger dangerfield, thats his kind of talk
@@jmyers9853 Who's Roger? Does he write for Rodney, by any chance?
that is so sad.
DAMN! I love that!
@@jmyers9853 Roger? Is that Rodney's brother?
I respect you for trying to speak truth into this chaotic world. It's sad that in my community the hardworking man is seen as a lame or square.
Not having tattoos doesn’t make you a hardworking man. My father is an ironworker and he and every one of his union brothers is tatted up. Most of my sheriff department, including the sheriff, consist of men with tattoos. Same with nurses at our hospital. Not everybody has to be the same.
I'm fifty-one and have worked in the construction and manufacturing fields since I was thirteen. When a twenty year old shows up on the job with a sleeve or neck tat, us older dudes just start laughing. They think the tattoo signifies they are some sort of bad-ass. More often than not they end up being the weakest whiners and cry-babies on the job. True story.
Same here my company got to the point that we didn't hire guys with neck tattoos. None of those guys ever worked out.
Or they could be ex cons. Don't paint with too broad a brush.
I'm fifty one and I'm covered in tattoos. I have my own contracting company. Some for the best workers I've seen are covered in tattoos. Some of the worst workers I've seen do not. So your statement is only from your point of view... not everyone's.
@@mikeamarath Its irony at its finest because the first guy I ever knew in construction had aneck tattoo, and everywhere else (actually shared the same first name sake). And we had other reasonably solid guys with neck tattoos (mostly writing of names; son, daughter, wife, ect). In my old company we averaged hiring about 300 guys/year every guy after with a neck tattoo was a hot head, entitled, lazy, or thought they were the best at our trade yet did some very shitty work. Safety was the first reason for the proposal to many of them made it unsafe to be around. Also there was clearly deeper issues at play.
30, electrician, no tattoos.
I've noticed the same thing.
In the younger half of my generation, muscles and tattoos usually mean strait up sissy.
I'm 40.
Not a single tattoo. Plenty of scars and proud of.
Scars are tattoos with better stories
I am a 45 year old highly educated black woman from the Caribbean (this is not to brag, just to give perspective)...Thank you for your transparency; you have challenged my thinking. Your social analytical skills are brilliant! You've made me rethink much of the group institutionalized thinking that made so much sense to me until it was challenged, unintentionally mind you, by people like you. Thank you for your courage to go against the grain, because much of what you have said are things I have been thinking, but was not confident about because I felt that I didn't have the cultural references to validate my musings...and then came along videos like yours.
Thank you Tonni. You made my day.
Great Comment Tonni. I think finding folks like this is a great change for the new tech.
I guess I will never understand how is being highly educated black from the Caribbean bragable, nor how giving sane arguments to a discussion is against the grain.
@@kokeskokeskokes being nice to others makes the world a better place.
@@tonniallen3624 I agree. Opposite is infectious.
Having no tatoo is the new tatoo.
It's spelled tattoo.
Mirza Ahmed shut up
*tattoo
The clean skin is the new weird
Mark Fullington , no, having no tattoos is just normal. Don’t flatter yourself.
"The average guy is the one who spends his entire life trying to prove that he's not."
Mad Magazine - Circa: Around the mid-seventies.
You sir are an excellent example of what we need more of in this world. Down to earth, no bullshit explanation of how it truly works in the world.
Your first video about this subject hit close to home, and gave me a very clear lightbulb moment.
"Think of your life as a long and beautiful story."
Thank you for that video.
Fantastic video!
One for every young man to hear!
Too bad it won't overcome peer pressure.
Undoubtedly in the UK right now ( March 2019 ) those WITHOUT Tattoos are the only individual ones
QuadQ They are the Smart Ones.
That's just 100% incorrect. I the vast majority of people in the US and UK do not have tattoos. And of those who do, many if not the majority are covered by simple T-shirts. If you were to have a conversation with someone and it changed your outlook on life or helped you think a different way, or help you through a tough time, you'd appreciate that person. Would your perspective of them really change over just a tattoo?
Not true , stop trying to make yourself feel better lmao
Skinny jeans, flannel lumberjack shirt, beard with treatments. Tattoos galore, all trying to appear masculine, and a true man's man. I cannot escape the parallels of "stolen valor." Seems like everyone wants the recognition and admiration that comes from years of work and commitment. Earn it! You can wear the marks, but only earning brings out the true look, aura and genuine confidence of one who "is" and not a wanna be.
Well said.
I came on here to say the exact same thing. A man is not simply born. A man is made.
Well said indeed...
@@BlueCollarLogic I'm no fan of hipsters, but it was a little funny of you to make fun of millenniums for dressing feminine when ur a fan of Stevie Ray Vaughan who I swear dressed in woman's blouses. In fact most of those dude's in the sixties and seventies were pretty chick like with their long here and super feminine clothes. But otherwise I get your point.
Nuns Of Your Business
Not sure I understand where you get your information. I was born in1951 and had no idea who Stevie Ray Vaughn was until about ten years ago. My sons were asking who he was the morning of his death on the news. I guess my blank look was a give away. I look at entertainers in a different way. Their look is a sorry way to get record sales. Often I wondered if the look -- like some shock dress up -- wasn't a cover up for mediocre musicianship? Again that goes back to my first comment. Looks do not make a man, but dress should be a reflection of the man inside. Just like stolen valor. A uniform, with lots of medals do not make a hero. Best line in a film. "Ah Danielsan!" Bravery comes from in here (as His teacher Myagi points to his heart) this (pointing to his war medals) say you lucky!" That scene from Karate Kid is one of my favorites.
You were absolutely spot on about the political and societal betrayal of the masculine virtues, that toughen and sharpen weak boys into strong and competent men. Men who are savage beasts, but are civilised, and have their deadly capabilities, but do not use them, unless necessary. It's absolutely dreadful how lost and broken men and particularly young men have become in society. Lost and without meaning, value or purpose, and are demonized for their virtues and competence. The comparison between this and tattoos was amazing as well, you did a spot on job brother, keep these videos coming!
Man, I completely agree.
Hahahahahaha, savage beast? I'm sure.
Deep! but so honest ..
@@shankley_has_a_brush btw... one can be a "savage beast" in an intellectual way, forging a new world for your children, its not just about machismo.... 🙂
All of that was a delirious old man side rant that was not about tattoos.
I never got a tattoo because naming my favorite song or movie is always changing.
When I was growing up if a person has a full sleeve tattoo usually a
salty sailor or a hells angel biker that would kill at drop of a dime.
Nowadays it could easily be that a person can cook a mean pork roast
with a wicked balsamic vinegar reduction
@@toomanybears_ Well, whatever takes your fancy.
Anyway, tattoos became middle class and respectable, same as the UK.
True. Tattoos are big in the kitchen hahaha
Thanks I’m still laughing
Sounds like a wonderful world to me!
I'm an old biker with full sleeves, and have never regreted getting them in my 60+ years on the planet. And I like my electric start and stereo on my Harley.
From one creator to another, you have a great channel sir. Glad I found it
Thank you, Tom.
MY god...You are talking about working for respect.
Wow, brilliant advice. My generation wasn't really into tattoos. Now when I see a guy my age with a tribal tattoo I wonder how old his third wife is.
lol
🤣🤣🤣 I personally like tattoos, but that was hilarious.
Marco Angelo As a younger third wife...THAT is hilarious! God bless!
Third wife, here, but only because my rocket test engineer picked a really subpar 2nd wife--who'd also urged him to get those silly tatts.
That was VERY inspiring
100 years ago people with tattoos traveled in sideshows and were considered circus freaks. How times have changed.
They still are to anyone with a sense of reality
Judgemental pieces of human shit...
That's why Barnum and Bailey Circus went out of business because there are circus freaks everywhere !
@@Joshua5.13-14 Ever notice how the guy in the room that is calling other people morons and POS are almost always the biggest one in the room. Just sayin. wink
The fat people of the circus shows of back then are smaller than the obese of today.
I told my sons that i would pay for tatoos, but first they would have it done in sharpies....for a year. They are still ink free.
Me and the guys in high school used to draw tattoos on ourselves when we were bored. I guess we got it out of our system back then.
I used to draw every tattoo idea I ever had on a piece of paper and keep it for awhile. I still have some of those papers 20+ years later. I look at them and cringe at some of the ideas I had, but all make me happy I never got one.
U are very much full of shit if not I pity your poor kids
Good advice
@@billh9643 to be blunt tattoos should hold meaning and be tasteful and well thought out I understand that an impulsive tattoo is not a wise choice something meaningful is a source of pride and nostalgia dont get tats drunk dont use the stupid tattoo book but if you have a life worth putting on paper for posterity I think a piece of it on your skin is more than a good idea just dont make it a memorial to something significant rather than a fashion statement and people who dont approve won't matter.
I’m really impressed with your communication skills. 😉 And now notifications are on.
My friend got "trust no one" in huge letters across his chest, it's the shitiest tattoo I've seen in person, maybe he should have taken his own advise before trusting someone to tattoo that across his chest.
"trust no one, not even yourself"
BAHAHAHAHA!!!😂😂😂😂😂
@@Kris_P._Bey_Ken Who actually laughs with the "B" sound?
I love tattoos and I am covered in them, and they’re beautiful... but I would NEVER get a chest tattoo, or tattoo on my stomach or neck... they look terrible and trashy. Tattoos are great, but it’s all about placement and finding the right artist. 90 percent of the tattoos I have I drew myself and had my artist stick it on me. They all mean something and I regret none of them.
I have live to serve across my chest. I got it before I deployed to signify what I intended to do. After 4 years of flawless service I got my rate symbols on my hands (us navy). Tattoos are great, but earn them first
Yet another great straight forward video. Truth hurts the feelings of some and appreciated by the rest. You always say it like it is and that I love and appreciate thank you!
Seems like every video of yours I start my comment with... WOW! Well, here I go again... WOW!! All women who want to understand the inner workings of the kind of man worth having should LISTEN to your words. This is the clearest description I have ever heard of what makes GOOD men tick. As a young woman I rejected these truths as valid and paid the price with a series of men who were NOT worth having. Took me awhile to figure it out, but I did, through trial and error until I ended up with my husband who IS a man worth having. Pretty boys in tight jeans and coiffed hair are NOT worth having. Give me a working man who has figured out his own worth any day and then all I have to do is occasionally give him that "positive feedback" he both desires and NEEDS (part of the dynamic of the man/woman relationship) and I have a loyal, loving, appreciative man willing to do anything for me. What a joy. So ladies, LISTEN UP. This is not just about tattoos, but about MEN and how they work and what they need and what makes them TICK!!!! Thanks again Dave!!!!
Well said Emma, I wish more women find what you know early in life. My 34 year old daughter still doesn't know what she wants.
I had a man just like your husband. I miss him dearly.
Love what you say. All praise to Allah.
So basically you're a gold digger and hate women who made it on their own? xD
People are often very surprised that I have tattoos. 3 of them. 1 for the time I spent at the Fort Benning School for Wayward Boys/Airborne School, 1 for my time spent in Egypt and Israel, and 1 for my time spent in Iraq. I designed them all, and none can be seen in a short sleeve shirt. That last bit is the key. They're personal to me, and not some kind of hipster badge of honor, so nobody needs to see them when I'm at a wedding,funeral, or job interview.
I've thought about getting another one or two, but I'd rather pay a bill, buy something that can be handed down, or take my family out for dinner and a movie.
Much respect my Airborne brother, glad you made it back. Yep, Ft. Benning's school for wayward boys. Well said.
Id rather buy some weed
You make the exact point that he's getting at. Your post should be at the top. But some still don't understand.
good for you for getting inked, but why exactly do you deserve a pat on the back for hiding them? It was your personal choice. Others like them exposed, like badges of pride or just conversation starters. why is your way any more valid than any other? I have one on my back from when both my grandmothers died. my grief was no more secret than my ink, I could very well have it on my arm. I'm no prouder of having chosen my back than that my eyes are brown, because if you have symbolic ink, it's your business if you choose to advertise it or not.
Rich Brungard Well said sir! You are a class act!
The best one i saw was on a SJW (female) "You can't fix Stupid". I have always wondered if she realised that the meaning worked both ways!
David, HaHa, I think her Tattoo was referencing her Lesbian Lover ! ! !
Next time you see her, why don't you man up and ASK her?
Given the probability of her tattooed message being accurate, my guess is that she will never figure it out.😂😂😂
Thanks for this! And....... I will.
Best funny tat I ever saw was on a strippers ass it was the McDonalds Arches and it said "I'm lovin it" I thought it should have said "OVER A BILLION SERVED"
I am sick of the endless conversations that people express to a person the "meaning" of their tattoo. I have experienced a lot and have a lot to tell, but I do not need to tell everyone my stories.
I agree with this completely. With some people it's like you have to listen to their life stories when they talk about their tattoos, but they don't show the same interest in me when I tell them about my memories and life experiences. Why does the fact that you have something inked into your body somehow make it more profound? If anything, it just relegates a person or life event into something banal, and I can say with authority that while I want my children to have fond memories of me, I would be appalled to know that they had my likeness tattooed onto their bodies as a reminiscence of me.
Just don’t get tattoos with any meaning. Simple
you mean to say you or no one else in this world is a SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE??? WOW. say it ain't say so!!
I disagree! I'm going to get a tattoo of Tattoo from Fantasy Island, and Tattoo will have a tattoo of Mr. Roarke, this tattoo will be on my stomach and waist , the place where my post-surgery stretch marks are.. The tattoo will be a metaphor for the oppression of the aged by Snowflakes, and represent the symbolism of out-of-work millenials who spend their money on stupid fucking tattoos of Chinese proverbs that are actually Dim Sum menu items!
@Michelle Lewin
We have a word for people like those; they're called, "Narcissists." 😮😎
My grandfather was in the german navy and while everyone else get a tattoo there, he never got one.....he also was a POW and again...while others got a tattoo in prison.....he not....he also never had a girl in every port of call.....so.....just to honor my grandfather I will also never have a tattoo and I also dont drive multiple tracks with girls.
Had your grandfather had a girl in every port of call, chances are you would never have been born.
@@Milosz_Ostrow Yeah that´s probably right. Many call me boring or antiquated but I guess the "woman for life" will appreciate that.
+Milosz Ostrow Oh, he'd have been born, but he'd never have met his grandfather.
I like your ethics. Kudos
@@mahdiyussuf9804 Thanks
I always wonder why people don't see the beauty & perfection of the unmarked human body?
Most do. The folk I have spoken with that have a great number of tattoos have a story behind every one. Many are heart breaking, all have deep scars on the soul involved.
Most Doctors , Professionals, and people with brains do!
Josh Anderson Art : a tattoo on a human body is like griffon a work of art. It is vandalism, not an enhancement
Rock Broccoli that’s your personal opinion
Getting a tattoo has never crossed my mind.
I am literally a guitar playing house painter with no tats Im 19 and I swear you are speaking my mind this is crazy
I’m contemplating a teardrop tat-because I’m laughing so hard, right now🤣
I was the wild child in my family. Grandma made me make her a promise, knowing I kept my word when it was given.
The promise was not Tattoos while she was alive, and no names, unless it was a BLOOD relative. This was back in the late 70's early 80's.
I once called her to my home to see my Tattoo. With great disappointment she agreed to come over. Many of my cousins by this point had Tatts, and I'd become a mom and settled down, so she thought it was that now I broke my word of years before. That is until she got to my house, and I introduced her to the newest member of the family, a cockatiel named Tattoo.
The smile on her face at seeing the bird, and realizing I did not break my word made her so happy!
I'm 52 and the only scars or marks on my body are from surgery and life experiences, not from tatts or body modifications. I am also the only one out of her 29 grand CHILDREN WITHOUT a tatt.
You should feel good about yourself that you kept your word!!!! It's worth it! It shows you have integrity! I have 3 cockatiels, all rescue birds.
Bobbie Harrsch q
That was great! Thanks for sharing that.🐦
Bobbie Harrsch That is a fucking cool story. And it shows great strength of character that you kept your word. Well done.
Bobbie Harrsch great Story!👍
I got two random tattoos when I was 17. Over the years I got tired of looking at them, but more importantly I got tired of people asking, "what's that tattoo", and, "why'd you get that"?
I lived with them until I was 49 and couldn't take it anymore. They were a constant reminder of what a dumb 17 year-old I had been. I had them laser removed. Cost way more to remove them, but it was the best money I ever spent.
Thanks for the video. You're a pretty smart "older uncle".
I have been feeling the way that you just described, but unfortunately I was never articulate enough to put it in to words. Thank you for this bro. You are definitely my internet mentor!
Nicely presented video, with clear and concise points. I don't see why anyone sensible would be offended by his views. You've just earned a new subscriber.
Just now finding your channel, and I love it! So true about the tatts, and exuding integrity as a man; you can spot it easily, and it speaks volumes.
shashakeeleh start with this:
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OUTSTANDING! I've heard it a few tines already.
Wow! What an awesome video. I've always wanted tattoos and I have a bunch....and I do regret a few of them. I really enjoyed your points and I sent a link of this video to my 14yr old son. Hopefully he will listen
Well said. I have a few, done many years ago, when I was in the Navy. Each one has a specific meaning. I regret none, but they were earned during a time when tattoos weren't so common.
@David Bryant I do not quite get it either. I mean, you are just paying someone.
As Freud said, "tattoos are the mark of the slave".
You aren't too far off. Firstly they are slaves to their own vanity, a huge character flaw. Also it's known that human traffickers often use them to mark their "property" just as a rancher might brand his cattle.
Brad Brassman is anyone in this world not a slave in one form or another?
@@PlankGFX I don't know who you are but you're great.
Freud was also an obsessive, effete intellectual who scarcely did a hard day's labor in his life. So take his comments on self-expression and manhood with a grain of salt.
Even the silly Christian Bible says not to mark your body.
20 year (retired) United States Marine. No tattoos. Followed by 23 years as Fire Fighter Captain / Paramedic. No tattoos.
As you said, find what you love, excel at it and people will notice you.
You don't need to post it on your skin!
People at work come to me for advice and critique their work. I am always friendly and helpful. They appreciate my input and thank me. On rare occasions they inform me that I am their mentor. No tattoos needed.
Loving your work man. Please keep it up. And stop with the health scares... We can't afford to lose you brother.
Absolutely brilliant. I really like you channel because you at able to break down these issues so even a simpleton can understand them.
I have one tattoo. A small motorcycle themed "in memory of" another motorcyclist who died of lung cancer when we were both 18 years old.
I was on two wheels since I can't remember. My father was a WWii veteran and infantryman who survived Omaha beach and fought through to Berlin. Wounded twice, he was patched up and went back to the front.
He became a machinist after the war. He was the perfect example of a good father. He helped me put together my own toolbox before I hit my teens. He showed me how to fix my own bicycle and fix and trouble shoot basic car problems. I knew how to fix small engines in my early teens. Before I got out of high school, I had a job and a shop where I started building motorcycles. Vintage Harleys and British bikes. Nothing fancy, just repairs and bikes made to be ridden. About this time, I got my one tattoo. The tattoo guy suggested I get it on my shoulder where it would be covered up by a short sleeve shirt if I wanted. Thanks for that dude, it came in handy during inspections in the Army.
When the Iran hostage crisis started, I joined the Army as a Paratrooper in the 82nd. I became a crew chief on first Hueys, then the very first Black Hawks to go into regular service in the Army. Because of my mechanical skills, and dedication to my bird and not wanting it to fall out of the sky, I quickly became a favorite and trusted crew chief of the pilots and company commander of my troop.
I mention these things for two reasons. One, how the presence of a supportive father is important to a young boy. Two, how finding something you are good at and people respect you for, is good for a person's quiet self esteem. You feel it inside of you, others recognize it and respect you for it. I was in an elite branch of service where most people get tattoos to show they belonged to a group of a very small percentage of the population. Those tattoos meant a lot to those young men. And they looked very impressive. I never got another tattoo. I just felt no need for it. In fact, now in my senior years, I wish I never got the first one.
I have motorcycles in my heart, I am a paratrooper and aviator and I am confident enough inside that I dont feel the need to advertise it outside. I don't think I'm better than those brave tattooed men who do what not many other people have what it takes to do. I'm just a simple man who has achieved many things in life. Knowing that inside is all I need. No disrespect to my Airborne Brothers or motorcyclists with tattoos is meant here.
Don't take anyone's word for anything u dumbass.
Great story. 👍
John Brady well said man.
Key word: simpleton
Is who this is meant for.
Respect!
I’m really enjoying your videos. Glad I stumbled across you. It is amusing to watch a video such as this one and read the comments by all the militant tattoo defenders.
I got two ridiculous tattoos when I was young and stupid, now I’m old and stupid. I got Eddie Maiden off the Killers album and Sohn Go Ku from a Japanese cartoon. I tell my son often not to get any tattoos. The sad thing is, I was in the Marines during The Cold War and Desert Storm 1 and didn’t get an Marine tattoo, at least an EGA (eagle globe and anchor) would have been something to be proud of.
I think Eddie's last name is "Hudson". I forget the album's name but looks for the album cover where Eddie's bursting from a grave. (Name's on the tombstone)
@@Pynaegan That'll be the excellent 'Live after Death' live album
@@Pynaegan That's the "Live After Death" album, and there is chunk of earth in front of his family name; I can't make it out. EDWARD T. H.....If you google "The mascot from Iron Maiden" it only reads Eddie. Wikipedia claims that it is Eddie (A.K.A. Eddie the Head)
"The band's bassist and founding member Steve Harris states that the name "Eddie" comes from the fact that said mask was referred to as "The Head", which sounded like "Ead" in the band members' London accent.[8] According to guitarist Dave Murray the name was also inspired by an old joke:"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_(mascot)
Go ku is a badd ass though
@@TheGuy030770 Edward T. Head
I have many tattoos and I couldn't agree more with his message!
Me too.
I'm a tattoo artist, ex military, and I ride motorcycle, over 50 , my clients are anywhere from 18 to 60s, I really try and tell the younger ones to get smaller pieces.
You are a Wise Guy. You break things into chunks of intelligible pieces. You bring clarity to an extremely confused culture and you are doing a great service to our youth. As an aside, our poor Hell's Angels and other biker gangs. Their tattooed brands need to seek another alternative. I suggest tuxedo outfits, wingtip footwear, crew cuts, clean shaven demeanors, etc to bring their biker gang status to a new bad ass level.
Love your logic.
Gotta say, I do NOT miss the kickstart on my early motorbikes!
When my friends and I were all 20 years old, they all started getting tattoos. I always warned them that imagine you were allowed to get one 10 years ago. You would have gotten ninja turtles, and now you would hate it. Same thing 10 years from now.
Dude, I would totally get a tattoo of a ninja turtle!!
My dad told us he would kick us out of the house if we ever got a tattoo and he meant it. Bless him. By the time I was 18 I was past the temptation.
This guy is right on with this one. Unfortunately, I got my neck tattoo before I saw this.
Takes a man to realise and admit his mistake. You will now grow. Well done you.
@KeepinYouUp07- What wong fei hung said.
Bro why would you get a neck tattoo before you're totally decked out?😂
you can get it removed although pricey.
What is it - a noose?
It's about time someone addressed this subject.
great video I'm in my 60s and am considering my first tat. A heart-shaped American flag with the names of my wife and kids around it with a cross coming up behind it. That's about my speed.
I've watched two of your vids now. This one's good.
I am 41 and have a ton of tattoos. I am completely ok with my decision to get tattoos and I own my own business so I don't worry about getting a job. But I absolutely agree if you are just getting tattooed because of this current fad, its not for you. Good video
This was a REAL good video.
I dont regert my tattoos at all.
When/if you grow up....
Same here!! It’s sounds like another form of identity politics to me. Judging people based on image/race/political affiliation/tattoos.
No ragrets
In my 30's, happily married to my tattooed wife. Both of us are respected/respectful people with careers and degrees. To me the people who see others with tattoos as insecure, unintelligent, irrational people are suffering from an inferiority complex. They project their own doubts and insecurities on to others with irrational judgement and disrespect. Instead of judging a person by their character they make assumptions based on appearance. I've met tones of amazing people with and without tattoos but at the end of the day it's usually the tattooed people who will be a better judge of character with open eyes and heart.
@@cobaltgofast lol yeah right. Every person I've met with tats is insane in some way. Btw a tattoo isn't part of a person's image it is thwir character. You can totally judge someone on tattoos
These days tats are for "conformists." Rebels without a clue.
For all the sheep, bahhhhhhh
TATTOOS ARE FOR ATTENTION WHORES.
And why does that bother you? Just don't pay attention to them. God, how can people be so fragile to get offended of annoyed by people with tattoos?
Solid advice man, young ones should listen to this .
So many young blokes at my work could have done with watching this video before they got full sleeves on both arms.
Just got recommended the first video, and after this one I can say I'm looking forward to listening to what else you have to say
Thanks. Welcome to our channel.
Think of it like this:: Your body is a gift from your parents. Don't deface it with graffiti. It's not your body, you're just the steward of it.
Yes, I totally agree. As a retired tattoo artist most tattoos I've seen and done lacked in thought. Often people go in with an idea and end up settling for what they can afford. One example would be a man that came in wanting roses around his calf then walked out with a Japanese carp instead.
The rose, unicorn, wizard, skull, eagle and a Taz with a beer glass. Picking a design out of a book that has been done a thousand times before and they always ask "can you do this one?" To which I would reply " I get better every time I do it" . Eventually I would suggest trying a temporary tattoo for a few weeks to see if they would be comfortable with something more permanent. Often they would change their mind.
I've always suggested to get something that says something about "you" but Now there are 18 year olds with a mess of nonsense almost completely covering their bodies and I can tell you for a fact that these people will regret most of those decisions when they get older.
in 1994 i got a tat for completing basic training and tech school but i don't regret it. but it means something real to me and that's the only reason to have one done
True, I wanted to get one put on my back that had the names of my family, on Another Brick in The Wall type art because I love Floyd and wanted to memorialize my family, but I have not done it as of yet. It would be privet place to put it for the most part.
Air force huh
I like what you said about competence and confidence. Young men need to watch this video.
I am 32 and have a half sleeve tattoo. I got it roughly 10 years ago. I saved the money, selected a good artist and got a well thought out design. I waited a year between when I decided I wanted the tattoo and when I got it. I do not regret my decision one bit. If you’re considering a tattoo I suggest you follow a similar blueprint, and your chances of regretting later will be very low.
Today’s tattoo is no tattoo.
They're fashion like going to Abercrombie and Fiche.
You right about it
I like that!
You're an idiot, the majority of people still have no tattoos.
@Gus Goose so you must have a tattoo right? Because you're a massive Douche. You look like the kinda guy to have his boyfriends name on his ass cheek. You're trying pretty hard to project your masculinity online aren't ya bud?
Hey Dave, I love your vid’s bro, they are excellent.
I got my first tattoo when I was 17. I'm 40 now and I have a half sleeve and a few others that are visible in shorts and a t-shirt. I do wish that a few were a little larger than what they are, but that is no where near regret. I earned my tattoos not only through the process of sitting still and enduring the pain, but also by committing to them and living with them. Also, tattoo and tattoo styles have been more and less popular throughout history and have been more and less popular among different cultures and social classes. That being said, along with cave paintings tattooing is one of the earliest forms of visual art known to man. Tattooing didn't spread across the globe, it came about independently among ancient cultures on every continent. Tattoos are a fad as much as barbecue, singing, dancing, and beating on a drum are.
It's a total fad, it will take a few decades though to get old guys who look literally awful with bodies covered with them. You are exactly at the start of the tattoo fad in the 1990's.
@@AM-os4ty I don't think you really understand what a fad is. Bell bottom pants were a fad, wearing pants is a part of history. Platform shoes were a fad, footwear is a part of history. Big hair for men and women in the 80's was a fad, styling hair is a part of history. I will admit that there are tattoo fads and trends, like mumble rappers getting a bunch a face tattoos. Also, mumble rap is a fad, but I think it's pretty clear that rap and hip hop is now a part of history. Tattoos do age, fade and deteriorate with time as everyone's body does. If you get a good design, put in by a good artist and take care of it (or them) by taking care of your self, the tattoo(s) will age with you appropriately.
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So much has lost a great deal of meaning. It's not just tattoos. Take degrees for one example. If it's too easy to get something, it will no longer have its previous significance.
@Jeff Kibbey Well, a degree in women's studies wasn't even a thing until pretty recently. I don't suppose it's been too difficult to achieve for as long as it's been around.
I was thinking about degrees in general. Not just college, but high school as well. Almost everyone graduates high school and huge numbers go to college. Both types of degree are more commonly achieved compared to several generations ago. So, as with tattoos, the meaning is lessened.
+Jeff Kibbey At some colleges, you can get physics degrees that don't mean shit. Check the demographics of the school, for starters. It's not just about women.
@Jeff Kibbey to be very clear, I did not say that all degrees are easy to get. It depends a great deal on the field, the school, and other factors. Some programs are still very difficult. It was a general point- a degree of some sort is more accessible and much more common to get compared to the past. Its distinction is much reduced.
@Jeff Kibbey Why would you ask the question? I am still not sure of your perspective here. If you were offended, then my previous point should have cleared that up.
@Jeff Kibbey No, because it's becoming what a high school diplomas used to be. It's not distinguished per se to have a college degree, it's a baseline. Many people have struggled to find a job even with a degree.
There may be a very legitimate reason for this trend. We are in a much higher tech society, so we need more education to do the available jobs. But when we say "college graduate" nowadays, it is not nearly as impressive as it would have been fifty or sixty years ago.
This video got real on male existentialism. Good work !
I really like this guy and identify myself with a lot that he says. Keep the good work defending your vision and inspiring people.
Why on earth is there a necessary equivalence between getting a tattoo and not having a plan or a drive or a desire to master a skill?
What is this noise?
You just made that up in your head.
@@BlueCollarLogic
Then what is the point of the comparison between this golden age you paint (the “when real men were real men era”, where they got tattoos in the military or as part of biker gangs) and those who get tattoos because it is some kind of fad and fashion statement, devoid of meaning.
The ridiculous idea here seems to be that if you didn’t earn your ink in the glory days of John Wayne’s America, that what you do get done is devoid of significance.
Who, exactly, made you the arbiter of why someone gets tattooed and what it ought to mean? Surely you don’t suggest that people only get them because they are pretty and because they wish to be current with trends?
That’s it? That’s the list?
Surely you don’t suggest that names, faces, places, and sayings are never of such important that people wish to have them expressed, on their bodies, as art?
If you want to say I’m making things up here, alrighty, but I’m not sure that you understand how rhetoric works, or how the structure of an argument can reveal the motivations and values of its originator.
1) You cautioned young men to avoid tattoos, which used to be things given as a marker of one tribe or another, and then you compared hipsters who get them today to men who are self determined and component?
Unless your goal here is to be incoherent, then what you’re suggesting is that young men who get tattoos today are without direction and incompetent.
That’s a load of patent nonsense, and I’m embarrassed for anyone who would say that with a straight face.
Dave, just got "hooked up" with your site by a conservative neighbor during this "Planned-demic" and "Peaceful Violence Protest Theftival" and I am so thankful! I just shared your "Case Ag. Tatoos 1" with my daughter turning 21 y.o. today, and I'm next going to MAKE [:)] my 19 & 16 y.o. sons watch "...Tattoos 2", what a great Father-to-son talk, thanks brother!
He's right. Competence is exactly how men judge each other.
I've been looking for this word for a while now. Competence is what defines a Man. Thank you.
Imagine adding up the money many people spend on tattoos and investing it and retiring a couple of years earlier than you would have if you didn't spend that money on ink..
Here's something for you . Do what you want with your life , it is yours . Don't let some clown on UA-cam tell you what he thinks may work better or what has worked better in his experience .
His experience is not yours . Everybody's life is unique and it should be lived as such .
Nothing is yours.
I just got my first tat at 50 years old (2/18) in commemoration of completing my 10th year of sobriety.
It's the AA triangle symbol with an image of my HD Street Glide in front of it.
I thought it was well deserved to show what one can accomplish when you put your mind to it.
Being snatched from the jaws of alcoholism is probably something to commemorate. You are an alcoholic for life," the tragic life". A tat to remind you of that is maybe the best use of a tat that I could conceive.
Tattoos will never go away, they've been around for nearly 6000 years