Worse than that. I mean, let people do what they want to themselves, and function has always been sacrificed for fashion, but this kind of thing is a step on the road to foot binding.
Nails are reversible in under an hour. Foot binding causes crippling disfigurement.
They aren’t remotely comparable.
It’s art. Same as all other high fashion. No one is wearing these nails on the subway.
Virtually no one, perhaps. One of the gym teachers in my high school used to wear 2"ers while teaching. Many laughs when she messed up and sent them flying during basketball or volleyball.
You're gonna break that necklace if you clutch your pearls any harder.