I think that the main reason why people take tattoos is that they are now in fashion.
Almost everyone has them and that is why I want to say that do not take tattoos, you look better without them and they are not a sign of individuality.
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You are dead wrong. It isn't about fashion. There are far more people who get tattoos for a significant reason than people who do so as a fashion statement because they think it's cool.
In one culture, the women are tattooed beginning at the age of 5 with a new one added each year, until the point that she reaches the age in which she can be married. It's a traditional cultural practice not to do anything with fashion.
In certain Philippine tribes, tattoos are believed to have magical qualities, again having nothing to do with fashion.
Some people who have skin coloration disorders get tattoos to cover up the areas of skin that are different from the rest on their body. Nothing to do with fashion.
Many Christians get tattoos in honor of their God, to show their loyalty and faith. Nothing to do with fashion, everything to do with religion.
Take traditional Hawaiian tattooing into consideration, which involves prayer, it is sacred, and is a very painful procedure involving tapping (i.e. using two tools, one to "tap" onto the other repeatedly, kind of like a hammer and nail) rather than the modern means involving a tattoo gun with needles, much less painful.
But we can't expect closed minded people such as yourself to understand the concept of marking yourself for life with a symbol, design, quote, or image that reflects deep, personal, moral significance. No, we can't expect that... that would be absurd.