#scars — Public Fediverse posts

"Your flaws are your most important assets." - Futurist Jim Carroll

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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
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We're all talking about the importance of authenticity in an era of artificiality.

After all, in 2026, AI can generate almost anything. A photorealistic headshot of a CEO who doesn't exist. A polished podcast in your voice, on a topic you've never thought about, in under five minutes. A speaker highlight reel with fake audiences and fake standing ovations. Perfection has become cheap, instant, and infinite.

Here's the paradox of this new era: when perfection is everywhere, perfection stops counting. When everyone can be perfect, being perfect doesn't matter anymore.

What stands out now is the opposite. The stumble, the scar, the story too weird to be invented, the detail too specific to be faked, the mistake too painful to be generated. In a world full of synthetic perfection, your flaws are the only authentication signal that proves you are real. It might become the most important signal for your future success.

And in that context, I must confess: I didn't know I had been operating on this principle for most of my career! For 36 years, I've quietly leaned on my flaws without naming them as assets. It was just how I operated. Now, when everyone is talking about AI, I can see how important my flaws are.

An example? In 1995, I appeared on a VHS tape called The Family Guide to the Internet, presented by IBM. I billed myself as a "Global Internet Consultant" and walked a fictional family through the wonders of newsgroups and proper Internet etiquette. It is, hands down, the most embarrassing thing I have ever done. It still exists on YouTube. And get this - I often tell people about it and send them the link. Most people would have buried it, but don't try to hide from it. It's proof that I was actually there, in the room, at the moment the future was being figured out.

While not as interesting, there have been many other stumbles, errors, and foibles along the way.

So tell the embarrassing story. Quote the bad review. List the failed venture. Publish the rejected pitch. Show the wreckage.

Let the cracks show.

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Futurist Jim Carroll is proud of his flaws and mistakes.

**#Flaws** **#Assets** **#Authenticity** **#Imperfection** **#Scars** 

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/05/decoding-tomorrow-the-infinite-pivot-series-32-your-flaws-are-your-most-important-assets/

Commander: Ma... #Unity #Gameready #Character #Animation #Facialanimation #Blendshapes #Modular #Customization #Renderscene #Windsimulation #Tattoos #Scars #Humanoidrig #Shaders #Unityproject #AssetStore

https://u3dn.com/packages/commander-male-and-female-shikikan-officer-317714

Pompeii's battle scars linked to an ancient 'machine gun'

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-pompeii-scars-linked-ancient-machine.html

#HackerNews #Pompeii #Battle #Scars #Ancient #History #Archaeology #MachineGun

Pompeii's battle scars linked to an ancient 'machine gun'

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-pompeii-scars-linked-ancient-machine.html

#HackerNews #Pompeii #Battle #Scars #Ancient #History #Archaeology #MachineGun

Pompeii's battle scars linked to an ancient 'machine gun'

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-pompeii-scars-linked-ancient-machine.html

#HackerNews #Pompeii #Battle #Scars #Ancient #History #Archaeology #MachineGun

Pompeii's battle scars linked to an ancient 'machine gun'

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-pompeii-scars-linked-ancient-machine.html

#HackerNews #Pompeii #Battle #Scars #Ancient #History #Archaeology #MachineGun

Pompeii's battle scars linked to an ancient 'machine gun'

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-pompeii-scars-linked-ancient-machine.html

#HackerNews #Pompeii #Battle #Scars #Ancient #History #Archaeology #MachineGun

In case anyone wants to know what dog ears are, this sort of shows you where, though it's not a view where the name makes sense.

It's edge of this scar, under my arm, where it doesn't lay flat - it forms an odd dimple when I'm standing up that resembles the triangle of a dog's ear. A technique for treating scars, including dog ears, is through tattoos. The needle breaks up scar tissue, and many people find their scars lay flatter after.
#TopSurgery #scars 🏳️‍⚧️

#Brain #Implants That Don’t Leave #Scars

#Traumatic #braininjuries vary in severity from mild to #lifethreatening, but #neurologists have limited tools to assess the damage.

https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/brain-implants-that-dont-leave-scars/

#Skin #SkinCancer #Scars
TIL my chemist / pharmacist will order in many products that are not on their shelves.

Being unconvinced that #Strataderm, or even it's competitor on the shelf, offered value for money, I got them to order in 20g of a silicone scar gel that'll cost about the same as a 10g tube of their cheaper on-shelf gel ~AUD25.

Which, with the clinic recommending 60 to 90 days of application, seems worth the extra trouble.

Not enough of a #PetrolHead to try:
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/sca-sca-silicone-paste-tube-100g/635175.html

Can we detect #Dark #Matter if it’s truly #Collisionless? : Medium

#Investigating the #Molecular ‘#Scars’ of #PTSD in the #Human #Brain ($) : Nature

The 4 biggest #Mysteries the new Vera Rubin #Observatory could solve ($) : Nat Geo

Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

He wants to take all of it: Putin reportedly told Trump he’ll intensify eastern Ukraine offensive over next 2 months — [w/video] Ukraine’s new Liut ground drone ‘destroys’ Russian position with machine gun — Ukraine contracts ‘tens of thousands’ interceptor drones — Denmark to provide European-produced satellite communication services to Ukraine’s military … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/tuesday-july-15-2025/

An diesem #Fotomontag gibt es einen etwas selteneren #Gips aus der #BrokenBody Serie.

Sarah, #Rendsburg 2023

#Fujifilm X-T5, XF90/2

#Photography #Portrait #Portraitphotography #Portraitfotografie #PhotoMonday #shoulderspica #Schultergips #Fotografie #scars #Narben #sooc #IShootJPEG #FujifilmJPEG #JPEG

#OliviaMunn shows off #mastectomy #scars in new #topless #Skims #campaign

The 44-year-old is #proud of how the #images turned out but told “#TODAY” #anchor #SavannahGuthrie that the #photoshoot ended up going in a totally different direction than it was originally supposed to.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Health #Healthcare #BreastCancer #Representation #Culture

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/olivia-munn-shows-mastectomy-scars-new-topless-skims-campaign-rcna176782?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=67196aeebb34c00001c6d620

OOOH! YOUNG POSSE - Scars performance! Hope we'll get one for ROTY too! :taberu_ryou:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNzlRGwTUao

#YOUNG_POSSE #blip #VoiceProfile #YOUNGPOSSE #HexagonProject #XXL #Scars

#LaylaMoran on being #forced to #comeout: “It has left some #scars”

“I do think that there comes a point where I should have been allowed my #privacy to #workout what was going on”

#Women #Pansexuals #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Pansexuality #ComingOut #ForcedOuting #Politics #Media #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia

https://diva-magazine.com/2023/10/23/layla-moran-on-being-forced-to-come-out/

Guess what bearded vulture just made their updated ref sheet :>
(outfits and shaded coming next)

#reference #refsheet #oc #fursona #sona #vulture #beardedvulture #lammergeier #furry #anthro #sfw #sfwart #digital #digitalart #krita #wacom #colored #flatcolor #NB #nonbinary #anthropomorphic #furryart #furryartist #avian #feather #feathers #scars #scarred #paint #miniatures #gaming #beardedvulture #memes #gaertan #jockstrap #athletic #gymrat #gymbro #dyed #violet

Guess what bearded vulture just made their updated ref sheet :>
(outfits and shaded coming next)

#reference #refsheet #oc #fursona #sona #vulture #beardedvulture #lammergeier #furry #anthro #sfw #sfwart #digital #digitalart #krita #wacom #colored #flatcolor #NB #nonbinary #anthropomorphic #furryart #furryartist #avian #feather #feathers #scars #scarred #paint #miniatures #gaming #beardedvulture #memes #gaertan #jockstrap #athletic #gymrat #gymbro #dyed #violet

Having a me day and had been looking at Leather stuff so i drew Viktor in a new fit.

#art #furry #furryart #queerartist #leather #leatherdaddy #rat #leatherculture #scars #gay

i drew a reference of the little nymph! its my new character and i love her!

#nymph #fairy #fairycore #elfcore #elf #forestcore #forest #CharacterDesign #oc #design #butterfly #moth #scars #mastodon #art #illustration #digital #digitalart #digitalartist #nature #anime #procreate #mastoart

It's a rough night for Serafen on the Defiant. His harrowing past leaves him with nightmares of his previous life as a slave. You catch him getting some fresh air on the deck, holding a cup of a warm drink to distract him from the throbbing pain of the scars on his body.

#creativetoots #fanart #male #furry #furryart #anthro #anthroart #scars #underwear #halfling #orlan #Serafen #PillarsOfEternity #Deadfire

It's a rough night for Serafen on the Defiant. His harrowing past leaves him with nightmares of his previous life as a slave. You catch him getting some fresh air on the deck, holding a cup of a warm drink to distract him from the throbbing pain of the scars on his body.

#creativetoots #fanart #male #furry #furryart #anthro #anthroart #scars #underwear #halfling #orlan #Serafen #PillarsOfEternity #Deadfire

#Eating '#ugly #produce' could cut food waste — and your grocery bill
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-ugly-produce-food-waste-1.6734857
"#Twisty carrots, #lopsided apples and eggplants with interesting #scars aren't something you normally see at your local supermarket. But you can get them #delivered straight to your #door thanks to businesses across Canada dedicated to fighting #FoodWaste — and its greenhouse gas emissions.
The bonus? Amid rising food prices, eating "ugly produce" could #save you #money."

Makeup Halloween

#trickortreat #makeuplover #muas #specialeffectsmakeup #makeupaddict #pumpkin #undiscoveredmuas #halloweenideas #undiscovered #facepainting #halloweeneveryday #makeupoftheday #makeuplook #halloweenlook #fall #witch #horrormovies #fxmakeup #scars #halloweenmakeup #sfxmakeupartist #k #makeupart #bodypaint #wakeupandmakeup #instagood #daysofmakeup #goth #blood

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