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Comment by tihi | Hacker News Reader

Thats a weird takeaway, why can't you let people enjoy things that don't affect you?

It does effect me. If it didn't effect anyone, no one would do it. Tattoos, stickers, etc. are a form of social signalling.

Maybe they disagree with what's being signalled, or the act of signalling itself.

Tattoos have a very different level of commitment, and neither need to be anything more than decoration or affect you. They can be vaguely amusing, totally innocuous, slightly differentiating for practical purposes, all kinds of things. I used to have an "I <3 Beaver" sticker on mine, no need to overthink it.

However it affects you, I think you’re kind of volunteering for it.

How am I stopping anyone's enjoyment? Why can't you let me voice my opinion?

It's got the same vibe as going into a circle of people having fun and telling them they're trying too hard. What's the effect you're going for?

You're not being stopped from having an opinion - your comment is visible - but sharing one that'll only serve to bring down people's moods makes everything a little bit worse I think.

If you're in a circle of people whose moods can be brought down because of a shared opinion, you're in a circle of prepubescent children who haven't learned to regulate their emotions like a grown up.

> It's got the same vibe as going into a circle of people having fun and telling them they're trying too hard.

Strange analogy, considering this is a public forum, and I'm expressing my opinion about the shared link.

If you don't like it, you're free to engage or ignore it. The idea that only positive opinions should be expressed is infantile.

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