ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Nobody notices when you do your job well.
Everyone notices when you leave at 5:01. Your retirement will get a shorter email.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
- You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up. Eleven kilometres later you'd caught…
- 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…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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