ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up.
Eleven kilometres later you'd caught three pigeons, a cold and a physio waiting list that will outlive the app.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- Inside every older person is a younger person. The younger person is furious about…
- Every parent has a favourite child. It's whichever one isn't currently talking.
- Your toddler has stronger opinions about sock seams than you've had about anything since…
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- Wisdom comes with age. So does standing on the landing with no idea why…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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