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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 1956
You're not a CEO.
You're one person with a logo, a free email account and nobody to blame.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You bought the yoga mat. The cat uses it. The cat is more flexible,…
- Mistakes were made. Nobody made them. They just happened, like weather.
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- Skipping your daily coffee won't buy you a house. Nothing will. Have the coffee.
- Strangers online have voted you "not wrong". The same strangers once voted to give…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
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