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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 26 JULY 1957
You wanted a mini-me.
You got a tiny negotiator who has never once lost to you.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
- You have a "5-year plan". It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
- You are exactly where you're meant to be. That should frighten you more than…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- Mistakes were made. Nobody made them. They just happened, like weather.
- Monday has its own support group. The group is everyone. The meetings are also…
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