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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 10 AUGUST 1956
They're on a comeback tour.
It's the fourth. They have never been anywhere long enough to come back from.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been…
- Step outside your comfort zone. It's raining out there, everything costs more, and nobody…
- You have 47 tabs open. Three are jobs you'll never apply for, one's a…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake. The standing still was…
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- Your resting heart rate is excellent. It's had nothing else to do.
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