ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
MONDAY, 9 JULY 1956
You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast.
Combined monthly income: $14. Combined listeners: your nan, twice, by accident.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- The council listened to your feedback. Then it did the thing anyway, but with…
- You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month. The call took 94…
- The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You took it…
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- Being a parent means eating cold crusts standing up and calling it dinner. You'll…
- “I'm here for the right reasons.” The reasons are a teeth-whitening deal and a…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
SEND ME ONE DEPRESSING THOUGHT EVERY MORNING
One quote. Every morning. Delivered before coffee, when you are weakest and the day has not yet had the chance to disappoint you itself.
No spam. Just disappointment. Unsubscribe whenever you regain hope.