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WCDT Strips 3796 - 3800 (30th July to 3rd August 2018)

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Welu:
Part of why I enjoy my tattoos, and also kind of had to get used to, is that they'll always be a snapshot of myself at the time I got them. Anecdotally, two big reasons people have told me they won't get a tattoo is they don't know if there's anything they like enough to have permanently on them. That's understandable but also makes me think of this comic.

The second reason is pain.

I doubt AIs feel pain like humans do, but getting something lasered into your skin just sounds terrifying (both in concept, and I imagine in action). Even if it didn't hurt, I'd imagine there's a large mental element, like Roko having sensitive feet. I get the appeal a lot of having something semi-permanent, able to be unique to you and is very comfortable to get. Plus it looks cool.  8-)

Jakk Frost:
You know, I gotta say, I am really digging that third panel.  I love the way Faye looks back (down-panel) to ask Bubs something, and we get and off-panel answer from the bottom perspective, instead of the usual left or right.  I can honestly say I've never seen that before (not counting when the reply is coming from someone in the scene but too short to be in panel, like Pintsize), not in comics of this format anyways.  May have seen it in some mainstream comics like Marvel or DC, but I couldn't say for sure.

Theta9:

--- Quote from: Welu on 30 Jul 2018, 13:10 ---Anecdotally, two big reasons people have told me they won't get a tattoo is they don't know if there's anything they like enough to have permanently on them.

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That was my reason for the longest time. But since two or three years ago I have at least a couple in mind that I might like to get.

Now the main reason I don't have them is not pain, but that I don't really have the disposable income to get them. I'm told a decent-sized one, like about the size of my palm, would set me back around a Ben.

Welu:
That's a good point. It's taken me a couple years at a time to save up for my last couple. I'd have a lot more done by now if I could afford it.

Is it cold in here?:

--- Quote from: Welu on 30 Jul 2018, 13:10 ---I doubt AIs feel pain like humans do

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Yes, Jeph said once that they don't ("they're computers").

Without some kind of damage sensors they'd be as vulnerable and miserable as people who have no pain perception. The input from the damage sensors could be emotionally neutral I suppose.

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