The Case for a New Paradigm of Collector Agency Your back aches, your arm fell asleep two hours ago, you're covered in a sticky sweat, and someone is raking your tender skin, over and over, with the smallest but sharpest needles. You're not sure if you can take anymore. And yet, you asked for this. At the end of this voluntary torture, you'll hand over your paycheck and thank your captor. The pain doesn't end there. For weeks you'll nurse an open wound that cost you a mortgag

One day, we look down at our tattoo, and our stomach turns with subtle distaste. This piece of art, which was supposed to empower, transform, and mark our identity, now feels wrong. We did everything right—we thought about it, we waited, we researched, and we diligently cared for the piece. Yet, we find ourselves filled with embarrassment to claim this decision in retrospect. What went wrong? We search for answers. How do we prevent future unreasonable decisions? In our quest