Body Piercing and Tattooing Reflection

Before reading this article I did know that both tattooing and body piercings are most common in young people. Back then tattoos and body piercings were only used if your religion or clan called for it. I want to know more about how getting all these tattoos and piercings cause people to feel like they are trying to fit in. I don't understand why people get their whole body tattooed and pierced. I believe there is a limit of getting tattoos because after a certain point it looks kind of disgusting. I myself would get maybe one or two tattoos, but they would have meaning to them, not because it looks cool. I learned from this article is that people will go out of their way to look for clean, well-lit areas and ask about sterilization procedures. To me this shows that when people go for tattoos they want to make sure everything goes planned. I want to know more why about why people are obsessed with getting tattoos and body piercings.