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FRIDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 1957
Your friends' group chat went quiet.
It didn't. They made a new one. Same name, one fewer person.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
- The consultation runs for twelve weeks. The decision was made in week zero.
- Your 5am routine went viral. You did it once, filmed it, and have slept…
- Your squad misses you, says the notification. Your squad is four strangers and a…
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
- You've been "circling back" since March. At this point you're space debris.
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