[mock-possum]

> I translated this as, "I did a dumb thing, but now that I'm getting the attention I was after I need to look smart."

Strikes me as a repulsively mean-spirited take, ironically proving the artist’s point.

[mjmsmith]

I think that depends on what the "extreme body modification of an unprintable and life-altering nature" was.

[beloch]

Let's just say the "artist" was never again going to be able to walk normally, wear normal pants, or sit without a doughnut pillow. It was a voluntary disability.