Stop believing that regret is a passive, inevitable feeling; it's a skillfully woven, often unconscious, process that can prolong pain. 😥 #regrets #consequences

“The truth will set you free. Either that or it'll get you a punch in the nose.” — Nick Hornby, A Long Way Down
#QOTD #Quotation #Quote #NickHornby #Truth #Consequences

https://yahooeysblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/quote-of-the-day-5424/

RE: https://mastodonapp.uk/@ProjectFearlessness/116018968676269713

So true… ☹️ I was going to say something glib like ‘another one bites the dust’ but there’ve been so few… & then there’s Starmer puckering up fearfully at his sorry press conference - if only he’d known then what he knows now! [irony]
It’s the lack of consequences that’s most appalling. ☹️

#UKPol #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #consequences #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

A quotation from Hannah Arendt

Without being forgiven, released from the consequences of what we have done, our capacity to act would, as it were, be confined to one single deed from which we could never recover; we would remain the victims of its consequences forever, not unlike the sorcerer’s apprentice who lacks the magic formula to break the spell.

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
The Human Condition, Part 5, ch. 33 “Irreversibility and the Power to Forgive” (1958)

More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/10022/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #action #consequences #forgiveness #misdeed #reaction #trap

We need more of this in the US. Seriously.

#epstein #CSAM #HumanTrafficking #USpol #facisn #elitism #shame #consequences

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8jm2vpve1o

So Nick Shirley flies into Minnesota, door-knocks and films at Somali-run daycares, posts insinuations of fraud without evidence, fuels racist panic, and faces zero consequences.

But Don Lemon shows up to document a protest and he’s the journalist who gets arrested?

#politics #consequences #journalism #truth

"Search can now connect to your emails, photos, and history — not just to answer questions, but to anticipate what you need before you ask. This isn’t a chatbot update.
It’s AI building a model of you. In this video, I break down what Google just launched, why it matters, and the tradeoff most people won’t fully grasp until it’s everywhere."—Julia McCoy

Google Just Crossed a Line With AI (Most Users Won’t Notice) >

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

#warning #privacy #prediction #prompts #AI #Google_Gemini #Gemini #Apple_intelligence #private_data #protected_data #personal_profiling #Alphabet #surveillance_capitalism #techno_feudalism #consequences #cloud_capitalism #chatbots #awareness #personalized_AI

"Every brilliant idiot eventually flies too close to their own sun." - Futurist Jim Carroll

In its most recent earnings call, Tesla essentially announced that it was giving up on the automotive industry.

The facts are pretty raw as sales plummeted with buyers turning away around the world:

Tesla reported its first-ever year-over-year revenue drop, with net income plunging 61% and automotive revenue falling 11%.

The Model S and Model X are being cancelled, leaving only the Model 3,
Model Y, and Cybertruck in production

The Cybertruck itself is a dismal failure, a bright silver MAGA-mobile screaming out its association with the insanity of the owner

Every country in the world saw a decrease in sales of Tesla vehicles because of Musk's involvement with a hated political brand, and none-too-subtle support of Nazi causes

Instead of designing new models, the company is making a massive bet on two-person autonomous vehicles with no steering wheels or brakes

The company plans to sink $20 billion into AI efforts, including a controversial $2 billion investment into Elon Musk’s separate xAI venture that might draw SEC attention

This is what happens when you link a once-powerful brand to a toxic message; a once-revered founder becomes erratic and hateful; and a once innovation-rich organization becomes bled dry of its creative engine.

The response online is interesting, to say the least.

To start, the 'Tesla fan boys, 'as they are known, bought in, despite the negative financial results and cuts, Tesla stock surged $13 per share in after-hours trading. Those who worship at the Altar of Elon are agog with joy as he spells his dreams of selling a million humanoid robots within a year, millions of autonomous robotaxis, and other wild dreams of tomorrow. They've bought into his bold claims that the robots it is pivoting to will do surgeries within 3 years, fold your laundry, take care of senior citizens, and much more.

Grandiose bullshit, to say the least. Many of us have been here before.

But here's what's interesting - you now see a LOT of diehard Musk fans finally throwing in the towel, realizing that it's game over for what was once the world's greatest mass-market automotive wonder.

Reading the chatter, it's evident that many are finally becoming tired of his litany of lies.

Of course, none of this comes as a surprise to those of us who saw through the deceit, the madness, and the lies of Musk years ago.
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Futurist Jim Carroll took a test drive in a Rivian the other day.

**#Hubris** **#Leadership** **#Tesla** **#Brand** **#Failure** **#Reputation** **#Innovation** **#Decline** **#Arrogance** **#Downfall** **#Toxicity** **#Strategy** **#Warning** **#Business** **#Collapse** **#Trust** **#Consequences** **#Electric** **#Automotive** **#Future** **#Reality** **#Ego** **#Icarus** **#Lessons** **#Onwards**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/01/decoding-tomorrow-daily-inspiration-every-brilliant-idiot-eventually-flies-too-close-to-their-own-sun/

"Des filets pour empêcher les suicides. Si on ne parvient pas, par l'expérimentation sociale et la conviction politique, à transformer le monde du travail, on arrivera immanquablement à la crise. La souffrance est aujourd'hui telle que le système finira par tomber en panne. Si on ne se ressaisit pas maintenant, une insurrection de grande ampleur nous guette. Et les conséquences pourraient être dramatiques."—Théâtre du Rond-Point

Christophe Dejours #5 : "Si on continue comme ça, on arrivera à la crise" >

https://youtu.be/bLQmzGaOayo?si=GVQl6qxTiTVtmPgn

#suicides #société #travail #conviction_politique #panne #crise #insurrection #gestion #vidéo #entretien #conséquences

I said this a few years ago. Just came across a screenshot. Take it for what it's worth. The insta account is now @chara_series. #choices #consequences #destiny #chaos #philosophy #quote

Stupidity Sorts Itself Out

https://ericfoltin.com/2026/01/27/stupidity-sorts-itself-out/

Every Choice Carries a Cost or a Reward
https://wp.me/p84YjG-aeF
#choices #consequences #responsibility #accountability #mindset #selfawareness #zsoltzsemba

https://zsoltzsemba.com/nothing-is-neutral-and-that-is-the-part-people-avoid/

Nothing Is Neutral and That Is the Part People Avoid

Every Choice Carries a Cost or a Reward

People like to believe there is a safe middle ground. A place where you can pause life, avoid risk, avoid effort, and avoid responsibility without paying for it later. That place does not exist. Nothing you do is without consequence. And nothing you avoid is either. This is not a threat. It is reality doing what it always does. Doing nothing is still doing something. Let’s start with the illusion people cling to the most.

If I sit still, nothing happens.

That feels comforting. Passive. Harmless. It is none of those things. If you sit at home and do nothing, there are consequences. Your skills dull. Your confidence erodes. Your options quietly narrow. Time does not pause because you are unsure. It keeps moving, and it keeps charging interest. Inaction is not neutral. It is a decision with delayed billing.

Effort Has Consequences Too

That Is Not a Bad Thing. If you go to work and work hard, there are consequences. You gain leverage. You build trust. You create options. If you go to work and coast, there are consequences as well. You stay replaceable. You lose momentum. You stay stuck while calling it patience. Effort does not guarantee reward. Avoidance guarantees limits. That is the trade most people refuse to look at directly.

Every Habit Is a Vote

You eat well, or you do not. There are consequences. You move your body or you avoid it. There are consequences. You speak honestly, or you stay quiet. There are consequences. None of these outcomes feels dramatic in the moment. That is why they are easy to dismiss. But habits stack quietly. Small choices repeat. Repetition builds patterns. Patterns turn into lives. By the time consequences feel big, they are already old.

The World Does Not Care About Intentions

This is where people get uncomfortable. The world does not grade you on how hard things felt. It responds to what you did or did not do. You can mean well and still lose. You can try and still fail. You can avoid and still suffer.

The content emphasizes that consequences are a natural result of actions and not moral judgments. It argues that fear stems from denying one’s role in outcomes, leading to a state of indecision. By acknowledging that every choice has costs, individuals can regain control and focus on the consequences they are willing to accept. The text highlights that life involves trade-offs and that one must either choose their consequences or inherit them, which comes with its own set of costs. Awareness and honesty about one’s choices and their implications lead to greater clarity and ownership in life. Ultimately, every action has consequences, and understanding this helps guide intentional living.

These are all choices, Tzar #Bovino.

You speak of #consequences. Where are the consequences of these choices—beyond the death, grief, and terror gripping our communities?

So: yes. We will continue to call out the #villains, the #kidnappers, the #murderers, and all those who engage in these #Gestapo tactics in our streets in defiance of our #freedom, our norms, and our laws.

You would be well advised, Bovino, to consider the consequences of your own #choices. For they, too, are inevitable.

#Amerika #impeach47 #resist #Ω #donotcomply #crushICE #democracy

4/4

@kimlockhartga sadly he does not.

The fact that local folks ain't open carrying, setting up checkpoints and chasing off ICE members at gunpoint emboldens the #StochasticTerrorists of #ICE.

Remember: "#WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue!"

#USpol #Minneapolis #Minnesota #sarcasm #commentary #LackOfAccountability #LackOfConsequences #Accountability #Consequences

No one helped the Belarusian people in their 2020 fight for freedom, and now russian Oreshnik missiles are stationed there, threatening every European capital. That would not have happened, if the people had gotten help.
#zelenskyi #davos2026 #belarus #consequences

"Trust is an asset that can take decades to build but that can be incinerated in moments." - Futurist Jim Carroll

As a species, we seem to have an implicit ability to observe the issue of trust.
And most of us know that a huge amount of 'trust capital' has disappeared in the last 48 hours.

The thing about trust? When it's gone, it's gone.

It takes a considerable amount of time to build up trust.

And when you work to destroy, it's gone faster than you think! The speed can be astonishing. 

Never forget - lost trust always means a lost future!

That's all I've got for today!

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Futurist Jim Carroll is Canadian.

**#Trust** **#Leadership** **#Integrity** **#Reputation** **#Character** **#Accountability** **#Truth** **#Values** **#Credibility** **#Relationships** **#Ethics** **#Honesty** **#Respect** **#Legacy** **#Wisdom** **#Consequences** **#Reliability** **#Authenticity** **#Loyalty** **#Foundation** **#Broken** **#Loss** **#Future** **#Reflection** **#Onwards**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/01/daily-inspiration-trust-is-an-asset-that-can-take-decades-to-build-but-that-can-be-incinerated-in-moments/

@ClipHead @FuturisticRobert @TomSullivan @georgetakei obviously that is a problem and it's dominance certainly is negative.

• Granted it still seems to show more #accountability and #consequences than any of the the #US #military, #police and #intelligence apparatus has shown.