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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
THURSDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 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
- Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
- You have a "5-year plan". It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
- You sent "lol" to avoid having feelings. It worked. You feel nothing, said nothing,…
- Both sides declared victory. The only clear loser was your Tuesday evening.
- Doom spending is buying a heated eye mask because the news was bad. The…
- Roblox was free. The hat was £4.99. The sword was “everyone has one”.
- Mondays aren't so bad. They're just Sundays that opened their bank statement.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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