Une analyse de « La belle bête », le premier roman de l’autrice Marie-Claire Blais
Par Sophie Marcotte, Le Devoir, 14 février 2026
https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idees/956160/miroirs-ecrans-dites-moi-est-plus-beau
#roman #livre #littérature #miroir #beauté #perfection #jalousie #haine #échec #passion #analyse #modernité #image #popularité

#Media organizations hold #power.

With power comes #duty. That duty is simple: show #reality as accurately as possible. Not only what is comfortable. Not only what feels safe. Also what is uncertain, complex, or uncomfortable.

If a highly powerful political leader repeatedly confuses countries, shows sudden speech disruptions, or displays noticeable physical changes, this is not #gossip. It can be an indicator of #cognitive decline. In medicine, patterns matter more than isolated events. One mistake can be random. Many similar mistakes over time are a signal. #Science works exactly this way: it looks for repeated deviations from normal baselines.

This is where the #moral #responsibility of the media begins. Media do not need to #diagnose. But they should not completely ignore signals that are being seriously discussed by qualified experts. Because omission also shapes public reality. In #psychology, this is known as #normalization through #exposure. If something is ignored often enough, it starts to appear normal.

Pop culture illustrates this clearly. Imagine a sci-fi series where a spaceship crew keeps ignoring warning lights. Every episode they say, “Probably just a sensor glitch.” Eventually the warp core explodes. Not because nobody could see the problem. But because nobody wanted to say it out loud.

Or think about multiplayer games. When one player is clearly lagging, the team adapts strategy. They do not pretend everyone is perfectly synchronized. Recognizing reality is the basis for good decision-making. Politics works the same way. Voters and institutions need an accurate situation assessment.

The concept often described as “sanewashing” reflects a broader social tendency. Humans and institutions prefer stability. The #brain likes predictability. That is why deviations are often downplayed. But science shows that early #warning signs are crucial. In #medicine. In #climate #research. In #engineering safety. And in political #analysis.

A common counterargument is: without a confirmed diagnosis, nothing should be discussed. This sounds careful. But it is only partially scientific. Science often operates with probabilities, not absolute certainty. Evidence-based expert hypotheses are not taboo. They are part of #knowledge formation. The key is #transparency: What is proven? What is #hypothesis? Who says it? Based on which methods?

If media avoid all relevant expert hypotheses out of #fear of being wrong, an #information vacuum forms. That vacuum will be filled by uncontrolled sources. Social media rumors. Extreme narratives. This weakens #trust in professional #journalism.

Honor in journalism does not mean #perfection. Honor means #responsibility. Moral #integrity does not mean zero risk. It means pursuing #truth despite risk. The principle “tell it as it is” remains correct. But “what is” constantly changes. Reality is not a frozen picture. It is closer to a live stream. Showing only old frames is no longer truth.

In pop culture terms: Reality is not a finished movie. It is an open-world game. New events constantly appear. If media only show the starting map, they mislead the players.

Therefore, media institutions should evolve their #tools and standards. They need clear, ethical frameworks for discussing medical or cognitive warning signals in extremely powerful public figures. Not sensationalist. Not #disrespectful. But also not #blind.

Because ultimately, this is not about individual politicians. It is about systems. About #democracy. About informed citizens. Truth is rarely comfortable. But ignoring it does not make it less real.

Moral journalism means this: Do not only report what appears stable. Also report when #stability itself may be in #question. That is where real responsibility begins.

#press #economy #mainstream #health #politics #world #globalization #future #humanity #wisdom #ethics #compass #system #matrix #trump #biden #usa #whitehouse #government #humanrights #law #justice #epstein #epsteinfiles #epsteingate #conspiracy #sanewashing

#Homelessness and #digital #art. Those are my jams. I will make an impact in both. We're walking through this fire. We will get partly corrected. There is no #perfection amongst humanity. But we can #spiral #upwards instead of downwards. I am devoted to giving a great effort for that. Like today.

#perfection : the quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting

- French: parfaitement

- Italian: perfezione

- Portuguese: perfeição

- Spanish: perfección

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A quotation from Hyman Rickover

I have for some time thought that a few of our present day ills stem from this childish faith in the existence of perfect answers. It requires a degree of maturity to realize that all solutions are partial ones.

Hyman Rickover (1900-1986) American naval engineer, submariner, US Navy Admiral
Speech (1954-03-16), “Administering a Large Military Development Project,” US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California

More about this quote: wist.info/rickover-hyman/81777…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hymanrickover #answer #perfection #silverbullet #solution

Vincenzo Latronico: Perfection
Italiasta englanniksi kääntänyt Sophie Hughes

Anna ja Tom muuttavat eteläeurooppalaisesta kaupungista Berliiniin, vuokraavat kivan asunnon, sisustavat sen trendikkäästi, tekevät etätöitä digitaalisina suunnittelijoina ja tutustuvat oikeisiin ihmisiin. Jossain vaiheessa tyhjyys kuitenkin iskee ja Berliinissä tuntuu olevan liikaa turisteja, liikaa gentrifioitumista, liikaa kaikkea tavanomaista ja mautonta. Anna ja Tom päätyvät metsästämään aitoa, koskematonta ja elämyksellistä, mutta se onkin vaikeampaa kuin he luulevat.

Tätä on kutsuttu millenniaaliromaaniksi ja näin alkukasarilaisena löysin kirjasta jotain tuttua ja jotain vierasta. Satiiria riittää ja menestyvien ihmisten arjen hankalat valinnat näyttäytyvät aika absurdeina. Ainutlaatuista makua esitellään somessa ostamalla juuri ne samat kalusteet, jotka löytyvät kotoa myös muilta digitaalisilta suunnittelijoilta. Asioita alleviivataan myös paljon, vähempikin olisi ehkä riittänyt. Mutta ajankuvana pidin paljon. Romaani on myös uudelleenversiointi George Perecin Things: A Story of the Sixties -romaanista, jota en ole lukenut, mutta se ei haitannut lukukokemusta.

#vincenzolatronico #perfection #luettua #kirjamastodon #bookstodon #bookmastodon #tainankirjavinkit

#TheRedJumpsuitApparatus #RJA #Perfection

I am sitting, eyes closed, listening to my teacher – Fredness – stating how in Oneness there is nothing else. There is only one thing going on. There can be no ‘other’.
And at that moment, my chin is bumped, hard, by my cat’s head, using my beard to stroke himself, because I am not consciously giving him attention,
… And I laugh… and smile… and the world is good.
#enlightenment #oneness #nonduality #awake #buddha #nirvana #perfection

A quotation from Fénelon

God bears with imperfect beings, even when they resist his goodness. We ought to imitate this merciful patience and endurance. It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

François Fénelon (1651-1715) French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet, writer [François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon]
Letter (1710-10-11) to Duchess de Montemart

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/fenelon-francois/816…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #fenelon #francoisfenelon #complaint #condemnation #criticism #error #forbearance #gentleness #imperfection #judgment #perfection #rebuke #selfrighteousness

#wtf Stop believing that #perfection is a worthwhile goal; it's an exhausting pursuit that often hinders creativity and genuine expression. 🤯

There are truths that lie outside the terrain defined by today's sciences. Outside there are even those that are most important to us: #moral life, the pursuit of #perfection and #happiness, #compassion, and joy. We must once again consider them as part of our knowledge and our #civilization. But above all, we must stop viewing them as unscientific and therefore not objectively existent. By doing so, we only relativize and push the most important truths of all out of our social #discussion.

exhibition opening: ganz nah

bb15 – space for contemporary art, Wednesday, January 21 at 07:00 PM GMT+1

ganz nah
Lisa Großkopf / Sarah Rinderer 
 

21.01.2026 – 06.02.2026
Exhibition Opening: January 21st, 2026, 7pm
Performance: » – . ! : (voices: Mzamo Nondlwana, Aaron Josi Sternbauer, Crystal Wall; accordion: Jakob Steinkellner), 7:30pm
Opening hours: Wed – Fri, 3 – 6pm

In her work, Lisa Großkopf takes aim at the striving for perfection. She highlights a troubling worldview: one that ascribes responsibility for life’s happiness primarily to the individual, while largely ignoring essential variables such as structural inequalities and social disadvantages. Großkopf confronts the neoliberal ideal—where health, beauty, and contentment are viewed as things to be maximized solely through diligence and discipline—with the reality of hyper-capitalist societies.

At the intersection of literature and visual arts, Sarah Rinderer focuses on dealing with language itself, its pauses, gaps and in-between-spaces. By making seemingly silent punctuation marks audible together with voice performers or by sending a message into the past through semaphore gestures, she explores the conditions that make communication possible – across spatial and temporal distances, different sign systems, codes and beyond words.

Lisa Großkopf (b. 1989, Vienna) studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and the University of Arts Linz. Her extensive exhibition history includes presentations at Lentos, Belvedere 21, the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, and Kunsthaus Graz, as well as recent participation in the Ars Electronica Festival. Her work has taken her internationally to cities such as Budapest, Tehran, Düsseldorf, Bratislava, Amsterdam, Kassel, and Jacksonville, and has included solo exhibitions in Prague, Ljubljana, and Chongqing.
https://lisagrosskopf.net/

Sarah Rinderer (b. 1994, Bregenz) studied Fine Arts/Experimental Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Arts Linz. She presents her concept-based works and texts in exhibitions, anthologies, and literary magazines, among others at Galerie 422 Gmunden, Bank Austria Kunstforum, the Mahler Forum for Music and Society in Klagenfurt and in flugschrift N°45 sektorenfeuer. Most recently, she received grants for studio residencies abroad, such as Barcelona, Athens, Reykjavík and Paris, as well as a start stipend for literature (BMWKMS, 2024).
https://www.sarahrinderer.at/

Opening hours
21. January 2026 – 06. February 2026
Wednesday – Friday, 3 – 6pm

https://kulturkarte.servus.at/event/exhibition-opening-ganz-nah

Engagement or perfection? A meeting may seem perfect—but something is missing… Don't promise perfect, promise engagement.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/04/promise-engagement-at-your-meetings-not-perfection

#meetings #events #engagement #perfection #dance

"In an era of synthetic perfection, your flaws are now the ultimate watermark of your authenticity." - Futurist Jim Carroll

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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing his end-of-2025 / introduction-to-2026 series, 26 Principles for 2026. You can follow along at 2026.jimcarroll.com. He welcomes your comments.
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Rather than hiding our mistakes, we should celebrate them!

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I'm back!

I've put a lot of thought into this series. I know that you likely aren't reading every one - and indeed, if you are like most people, you are simply skimming what's here.

Today, you need to skim this key point - in 2026 and beyond, you need to take the time to secure your most valuable asset: Your humanity.

How do you do that?

Share your flaws. Highlight your failures. Document your mistakes.

Admit you are human!

There's no doubt that with AI moving as fast as it is, we stand on the precipice of a strange new era - we could call it the “Age of Infinite Perfection.” Synthetic media, algorithmic amplification, and automated engagement surround us. Slop, we've called it. And it is quickly leading to what some have called the "dead Internet," a world where a staggering percentage of online traffic and content generation is generated by non-human sources. Generated by AI, indexed by algorithms, and served to you based on what a machine thinks you need to see.

And the problem with a lot of this is that the machines are getting so good that they are getting close to absolute perfection. Have you seen the latest with AI video? Have you looked at an image and had to check yourself to remember that its;' from an AI? Have you been duped by an artist with stunningly powerful music only to discover it's an AI?

I have!

Check out Let Babylon Burn. Listen to this song. I had it on repeat for a month before I realized it wasn't real!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86VjmpHa10A

If you are a brand, a product, a company or an individual, how will you ever manage to stand out among the slop? Or stuff that is so perfect, it fools you into believing it's real?

In this environment, the trust that people have in people, companies, brands, and transactions is dropping to zero. Some call it the 'trust floor.' Not only that, but we are all getting access to the same tools that allow us to generate perfection on demand.

When everyone is perfect, what stands out? Failure! Mistakes! Imperfection!

Flaws.

What's the solution? Embracing the idea of Kintsugi!

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**#Authenticity** **#Kintsugi** **#Flaws** **#Failure** **#Trust** **#Humanity** **#Imperfection** **#Vulnerability** **#Transparency** **#Perfection**

Futurist Jim Carroll has made a lot of mistakes. He's proud of most of them.

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/12/decoding-tomorrow-mastering-2026-24-trust-capital-in-an-era-of-synthetic-perfection-your-flaws-are-now-the-ultimate-watermark-of-your-authenticity/

Every single picture I took of Steve on our walk this morning is perfect #votesteve #caturday #catsofbluesky #blackcat #angel #truelove #perfection

"As the Buddha taught long ago, true healing comes not from perfecting ourselves to fit into broken systems, but from seeing clearly, connecting compassionately, and creating conditions where all beings can thrive."

https://www.lionsroar.com/you-are-not-broken/

#article #brokensystems #perfection #mentalhealth #buddhism #community #lionsroar