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0 pointsmock-possum2mo ago0 comments

> I translated this as, "I did a dumb thing, but now that I'm getting the attention I was after I need to look smart."

Strikes me as a repulsively mean-spirited take, ironically proving the artist’s point.

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mjmsmith2mo ago· 1 in thread

I think that depends on what the "extreme body modification of an unprintable and life-altering nature" was.

Let's just say the "artist" was never again going to be able to walk normally, wear normal pants, or sit without a doughnut pillow. It was a voluntary disability.

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