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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 1956
You've "romanticised your life".
It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main character". The rent is still due, in a minor key.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
- Beach body ready? The beach has been ready for four billion years. It isn't…
- You sent "lol" to avoid having feelings. It worked. You feel nothing, said nothing,…
- Your Sunday-night plan for Monday was ambitious. Monday read it, laughed, and forwarded it…
- 2026 is the new 2016. Your knees did not get the memo. Your knees…
- Monday has its own support group. The group is everyone. The meetings are also…
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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