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No Stupid Questions

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They seem like one more bodily detail to tend to without much benefit, and sometimes more detriment (breaking a nail or scratching oneself up, ouch!).

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[–] addictedtochaos@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

as a person with burned fingers and having lost two nails:

you absolutely need:

the feeling in your fingertips and nails

if you want to pick up or manipulate finicky things.

i cant pick up coins with my left hand, when i am at the supermarked check out.

i lost the nail at the thumb, the thumb is very important for digit function