The photo above is Markus today. He represents the ease with which one can create an AI image at the moment with Midjourney. I just typed in a few sentences and Markus appeared. I am not sure where he's living.
A few months back, Markus looked like this. He was pretty good looking. However, he appears like the hero of a video game rather than a portrait of its player. He was clearly not very comfortable in the real world.
This was poor Markus six months ago. It wasn't just his beard that made him look freakishly odd. I am happy he recovered from his apparent eye injuries. I am pretty sure this was his time living in the Uncanny Valley.