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FRIDAY, 23 MAY 1958
Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right.
Investors loved it. The chatbot told them they would. Then it told them to replace you with it. Very persuasive.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- The losers stay in office until January. It's the only job where being fired…
- You went "no contact" with your ex. You still check their Spotify. They're listening…
- The pothole is on the list. The list is dynamic. The pothole is permanent.
- Your Sunday-night plan for Monday was ambitious. Monday read it, laughed, and forwarded it…
- Listen to your body. It's asking for a biscuit and a lie-down. It's been…
- You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month. The call took 94…
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